The O Antiphons:
23 DecemberO Emmanuel
ENGLISH:
O Emmanuel, God with us, our King and lawgiver, the expected of the nations and
their Savior: come to save us, O Lord our God.
Listen to this chant from the Liber Usualis: mp3
Scripture Reference:
Isaiah 7:14; 8:8
Matthew 1:23
Haggai 2:7
Relevant verse of Veni, Veni Emmanuel:
O come, o come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
The version from the Dominican antiphonarium:
