Seven Advent antiphons

Scoring: SMATBarB (a cappella)
Written: London, UK - January 2013
Duration: 
Publisher: unpublished
Cost: N/A


Jim has, so far, completed setting four of the seven Advent Antiphons, and hopes to complete the set in time for Advent, 2014. It's on the way...

The Magnificat antiphons for Vespers during Advent

1. O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti,
attingens a fine usque ad finem,
fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia:
veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.

2. O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,
qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,
et ei in Sina legem dedisti:
veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.

3. O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,
super quem continebunt reges os suum,
quem Gentes deprecabuntur:
veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

4. O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel;
qui aperis, et nemo claudit;
claudis, et nemo aperit:
veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris,
sedentem in tenebris et umbra mortis.

5. O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae:
veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris
et umbra mortis.

6. O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,quem de limo formasti.

7. O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster,
exspectatio Gentium, et Salvator earum:
veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster.

1. O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,
reaching from one end to the other,
mightily and sweetly ordering all things:
come and teach us the way of prudence.

2. O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,
who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush
and gave him the law on Sinai:
come and redeem us with an outstretched arm.

3. O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;
before you kings will shut their mouths,
to you the nations will make their prayer:
come and deliver us, and delay no longer.

4. O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel;
you open and no one can shut;
you shut and no one can open:
come and lead the prisoners from the prison house,
those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.

5. O Morning Star, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness:
come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death.

6. O King of the nations, and their desire,
the cornerstone making both one:
come and save the human race, which you fashioned from clay.

7. O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver,
the hope of the nations and their Saviour:
come and save us, O Lord our God.