Kelly Clarkson
Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:01
O, come, o, come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, o, Israel
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Key vocabulary
- o
- of; belonging to
- emmanuel
- God with us
- ransom
- money paid to free someoneC1
- captive
- held as prisoner
- come
- arriveA1
- israel
- country in the Middle East
- mourns
- grieves for loss
- lonely
- sad because aloneB1
- exile
- forced away from homeC1
- until
- up to that timeA1
About this song
Kelly Clarkson is an American singer known for pop, country, and R&B. She rose to fame as the first winner of American Idol in 2002 and is recognized for her versatile, powerhouse vocals and a string of major hits such as “Since U Been Gone” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).”