Come, You People of the Promise

Come

you peo­ple of the pro­mise

Sing for joy! The time is near!

God

the co­ve­nant ful­fill­ing

Soon among us will ap­pear!

As pro­claimed in pro­phet’s sto­ry

Christ will come in hum­ble glo­ry—

God with us

Em­ma­nu­el!

Long in dark­ness we have waited

Through the sha­dows made our way

Gloom and sor­row our com­pan­ions

As we longed for signs of day—

Great our need for hope and heal­ing

Some great light our God re­veal­ing

God with us

Em­ma­nu­el!

God’s own Son shall dwell among us;

Shadows van­ish in that light.

Earth shall know his peace and jus­tice:

Christ who comes shall rule in might.

Let our joy dis­pel all sad­ness:

He who comes turns tears to glad­ness—

God with us

Em­ma­nu­el!