O Come, O Come, Immanuel
Tune: VENI EMMANUEL
Eʋegbe
English
Verse 1
Eʋegbe
O va, o va, Immanuel Na ƒle Israel tso aboyo me Si'o le nu xam lea boyo me Vase' si Ma'uvi la nado
English
O come, O come, Immanuel, And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.
Xɔɖedzi / Chorus
Eʋegbe
Dzɔdzi, dzɔdzi, Immanuel Ava gbɔwò O Israel.
English
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!
Verse 2
Eʋegbe
O va, wò nunya si tso dziƒo Va ɖɔ nuwo kata ɖo nyuie Va fia nunya ƒe mɔ la mi Ne mìa tsɔ dzidzɔ azɔ dzi
English
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, And order all things far and nigh; To us the path of knowledge show, And cause us in her ways to go.
Verse 3
Eʋegbe
O va, dukɔ'o ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ Va ƒoƒu dziwo kple susu'o Na fu kple aʋanu natsi Tsɔ to me fafa yɔ xexea.
English
O come, Desire of nations, bind All peoples in one heart and mind; Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease; Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.
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