Just when it appears there is nothing but traditional hymns for Advent, CWB II drops this Michael Mangan bombshell. Admittedly it is twenty-three years old already but it was not originally written in Latin so that is a point of difference.
If you don’t want to get CWB II this is available in the useful collection This is the Time. You can purchase that collection with lots of other songs covering the seasons and festivals of the Church at Litmus. It is also available as a single sheet at sheetmusicplus.
The text comes from his site where he has kindly put up the lyrics.
O EMMANUEL
words & music: Michael ManganO Emmanuel,
Come into our hearts.
O Emmanuel,
We’re waiting for your light.
O Emmanuel,
God is with us now,
O Emmanuel, Emmanuel.1. We your people are waiting for you, Lord,
Waiting all throughout the earth.
We your people are waiting for you, Lord,
Waiting to celebrate your birth.2. We your people are longing for you, Lord,
Longing with hope and with joy.
We your people are longing for you, Lord,
Longing for the sign to rejoice.3. We your people are ready for you, Lord,
Ready to change and repent.
We your people are ready for you, Lord,
Ready for you to come again.
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