O Come, O Come Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL) – for six accompanied handbells

This Advent hymn originates from as far back as possibly the 12th century. It first appeared in English as translated by John M. Neale in 1851.

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.

Our piano-accompanied six-handbell arrangement of O Come, O Come Emmanuel (tune: VENI EMMANUEL) provides an opportunity to play as a two-bells-each trio. Another possibility is to play as a duet where one ringer plays four bells and the other (perhaps a younger/newer player!) plays two bells.

The six bells in the score are accompanied by piano; if you don’t happen to have an accompanist available, we also have an accompaniment MP3 available for purchase.