[Verse 1] O come, O come, O nameless one, From where no morning ever comes. Through candle smoke and ancient stone, We call you forth to claim your throne. [Refrain] Rejoice. Rejoice. The gate is wide. We prayed for light. The dark replied. [Verse 2] O come, you shadow without name, Step softly through the candle flame. No angel waits beyond this door. We know what we are asking for. [Refrain] Rejoice. Rejoice. The gate is wide. We prayed for light. The dark replied. [Verse 3] O come and make the silence kneel. Reveal what heaven would conceal. No star above, no saving light, Just something breathing in the night. [Refrain] Rejoice. Rejoice. The gate is wide. We prayed for light. The dark replied. [Verse 4] O come, O come, the prayer is done. The thing we feared has now begun. No heaven listens when we call. Something is moving through the hall. [Final Refrain — distant choir] Rejoice. Rejoice. No morning comes. [lead, almost whispered] Emmanuel... was not the one.
