O Come, O Come Emanuel: Christ as the Root of Jesse

O Antiphon for December 20

Latin:

O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,

super quem continebunt reges os suum,

quem Gentes deprecabuntur:

veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

 

English:

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, O Come Emanuel

Latin:

Veni, O Iesse virgula,

ex hostis tuos ungula,

de specu tuos tartari

educ et antro barathri.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,

nascetur pro te Israel!

 

English:

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free

thine own from Satan’s tyranny.

From depths of Hell thy people save

and give them vict'ry o'er the grave.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emanuel

shall come to thee, O Israel.

Scripture references: Isaiah 11:1, 10