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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: the melody (soprano)

The melody of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, sung by the soprano, in Em, from D4 to D5. Hear it on its own or with the others, then sing it and watch each note light up.

Carries the Veni Emmanuel tune, most often on B, then G and A, up to its top D only on the first "Rejoice!" of each refrain, and down to its low D only on the "ra-" of "Israel" in verse 1 and every refrain, the "an-" of "tyranny" in verse 2 and the "vent" of "Advent" in verse 3, and on "here,", "save," and "night," at the end of each verse's third line.

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D4 to D5
Key
Em
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About O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Words: John Mason Neale (1851), as altered for Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861)

Tune: "Veni Emmanuel", from the Hymnal Noted (musical editor Thomas Helmore)

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel is the Advent hymn that John Mason Neale translated from the Latin "Veni, veni, Emmanuel", sung to the tune Veni Emmanuel from the Hymnal Noted, whose musical editor was Thomas Helmore. There Neale's words begin "Draw nigh, draw nigh, Emmanuel". The earliest printing we have read that opens "O come, O come, Emmanuel" is Hymns Ancient and Modern of 1861. Our tune and words are read from that book's revised edition of 1875, in a later printing, in E minor as printed, and our harmony from W. H. Monk's four parts in the 1861 edition: the soprano sings the tune, and the lower parts are adapted for beginners. This is verses 1 to 3 of the five the book prints, for 2 to 4 singers, each with the refrain "Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel": captive Israel waiting, the Rod of Jesse, and the Dayspring that puts death's dark shadows to flight.

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