| Dec 17 (16) | O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem,fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae 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 | O come, thou Wisdom from on high, who orderest all things mightily; to us the path of knowledge show,
and teach us in her ways to go. | “The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.”Isaiah 11:2-3“
[…] he is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.”Isaiah 28:29 | Latin Plainsong
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| Dec 18 (17) | 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. O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bushand gave him the law on Sinai:Come and redeem us with an outstretched arm. | O come, O come, thou Lord of might, who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height
in ancient times once gave the law
in cloud and majesty and awe. | “[…] but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.”Isaiah 11:4-5
“For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king; he will save us.”Isaiah 33:22 | Latin Plainsong
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| Dec 19 (18) | O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem Gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare. 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. | O come, thou Branch of Jesse, free thine own from Satan’s tyranny; from depths of hell thy people save,
and give them victory over the grave. | “A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.”Isaiah 11:1
“On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.”Isaiah 11:10 | Latin Plainsong
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| Dec 20 (19) | 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. 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. | O come, thou Key of David, come,
and open wide our heavenly home; make safe the way that leads on high,
and close the path to misery. | “I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and no one shall shut; he shall shut, and no one shall open.”Isaiah 22:22
“His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onwards and for evermore.”Isaiah 9:7
“…To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.”Isaiah 42:7. | Latin Plainsong
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| Dec 21 (20) | O Oriens*, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis. O Morning Star, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. Also means Dayspring, East (where the words Orient/Oriental come from), or Rising Sun. | O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by thy drawing nigh;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death’s dark shadows put to flight. | “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined.”Isaiah 9:2 | Latin Plainsong
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| Dec 22 (21) | O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem,quem de limo formasti. O King of the nations, and their desire, the cornerstone making both one: Come and save the human race, which you fashioned from clay. | 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. | “For a child has been born for us, a son given us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”Isaiah 9:6
“He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.”Isaiah 2:4
“But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.Isaiah 64:8 | Latin Plainsong
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| Dec 23 (22) | O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster,exspectatio Gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver, the hope of the nations and their Saviour: Come and save us, O Lord our God. | O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear. | “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.”Isaiah 7:14 | Latin Plainsong
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| (Dec 23) | O Virgo virginum, quomodo fiet istud? Quia nec primam similem visa es nec habere sequentem.Filiae Jerusalem, quid me admiramini? Divinum est mysterium hoc quod cernitis. O Virgin of virgins, how shall this be? For neither before thee was any like thee, nor shall there be after.Daughters of Jerusalem, why marvel ye at me? The thing which ye behold is a divine mystery. | | | Latin Plainsong
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