Veni, Veni Emmanuel
VIDEO
South Bend Chamber Singers; Nancy Menk, conductor
DURATION
4’40”
INSTRUMENTATION
SATB (div.) a cappella
TEXT
Traditional advent hymn. Please note that the composer has given this text a completely new melody and harmony, so that it bears no resemblance to the traditional tune.
YEAR COMPOSED
2009
COMMISSIONER
Commissioned by the South Bend Chamber Singers
ORDERING SCORES
This work is published as a digital score with a performance license. The pricing is based on the number of singers in a choir:
- $55: up to 20 singers
- $110: 21-50 singers
- $165: 51-79 singers
- $220: 80+ singers
- Click on the link to email Inkjar Publishing Company
- Specify the number of singers and the name of your choir.
- An invoice will be sent to you via PayPal.
- Once payment is received, you will be emailed the licensed PDF within three business days (excluding weekends and holidays).
PERUSAL SCORE
Click here
TEXT
Veni veni, Emmanuel
captivum solve Israel,
qui gemit in exsilio,
privatus Dei Filio.
Refrain:
Gaude! Gaude!
Emmanuel nascetur pro te Israel!
Veni, veni, Rex Gentium,
veni, Redemptor omnium,
ut salvas tuos famulos
peccati sibi conscios.
Refrain
TRANSLATION
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, Desire of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind;
bid every strife and quarrel cease
and fill the world with heaven's peace.
Refrain