O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

In light of my last post on remembering Israel's advent season, I thought that the Christmas hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" captures the idea of Israel's waiting for a Messiah. Here are the first and last verses:

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.

O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.

Here's a video with a rendition of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Sufjan Stevens: