Name: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Duration: P00H02M25S
Description: My aim in using various meters is to give this arrangement a different stylistic feel from most versions of the song. Amidst flowing 16th notes, the melody emerges in a somewhat syncopated form, creating a relatively subdued groove. The contrasting second verse highlights the sense of longing and waiting present in the text by using tight and dissonant harmonies.

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

from Let It Snow by Brian Blume

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My aim in using various meters is to give this arrangement a different stylistic feel from most versions of the song. Amidst flowing 16th notes, the melody emerges in a somewhat syncopated form, creating a relatively subdued groove. The contrasting second verse highlights the sense of longing and waiting present in the text by using tight and dissonant harmonies.

lyrics

O come, O come, Emmanuel, 
And ransom captive Israel, 
That mourns in lonely exile here 
Until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice!  Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, 
Who orderest all things mightily; 
To us the path of knowledge show, 
And teach us in her ways to go.

Refrain

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free 
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny; 
From depths of hell Thy people save, 
And give them victory over the grave.

Refrain

O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer 
Our spirits by Thine advent here; 
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, 
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.

Refrain

(First four of eight verses printed here.)

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from Let It Snow, released November 19, 2012
Words & music: 8th c. Latin

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Brian Blume Washington, D.C.

Composer, percussionist, and educator, Brian currently serves as Assistant Professor of Percussion at Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL). As a composer, Brian has works published by Tapspace, drop6, and PercMaster. Brian earned MM and BM degrees in performance from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. ... more

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