Antiphon VII:O Emmanuel (Emmanuel, God with Us)

Nativity

artist unknown

O, Emmanuel, king and lawgiver,
desire of the nations, Savior of all people,
Come and set us free, Lord our God!

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:4 (ESV)

Antiphon VI:O Rex Gentium (King of the Nations)

Light Manifest

Theresa Walker

O Ruler of all the nations,

the only joy of every human heart,
O Keystone of the might arch of mankind
Come and save the creature you fashioned from the dust.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called:

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)

He will judge between the nations

and will settle disputes for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will not take up sword against nation,

nor will they train for war anymore.
Isaiah 2:4 (ESV)

Antiphon V: O Oriens (Dayspring)

Shade and Darkness - the Evening of the Deluge

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775- 1851)

O, Radiant Dawn,
splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:
Come, shine on those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death.

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.
Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)

Antiphon IV: O Clavis David (Key of David)

Expectation, Richard Oelze (1935-36)

O, Key of David, O royal Power of Israel,
controlling at Your will the gate of heaven:
Come, break down the prison walls of death
for those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death;
and lead Your captive people into freedom.

Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
Isaiah 9:7 (ESV)

Antiphon III: O Radix Jesse (Root of Jesse)

The Angelus, Jean-Francois Millet (1857)

O Flower of Jesse’s stem,
You have been raised up as a sign for all peoples;
kings stand silent in Your presence;
the nations bow down to worship You.
Come, let nothing keep You from coming to our aid.

There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
Isaiah 11:1 (ESV)

In that day the root of Jesse,
who shall stand as a signal for the peoples
— of him shall the nations inquire,
and his resting place shall be glorious.
Isaiah 11:10 (ESV)

Antiphon II: O Adonai (Lord)

Moses Before the Burning Bush, Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

O, sacred Lord of ancient Israel,

who showed Yourself to Moses in the burning bush,
who gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain.
Come, stretch out Your right hand to set us free.

But with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and 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 of his waist,
and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
Isaiah 11:4-5 (ESV)

For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver;
the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Isaiah 23:2 (ESV)

Antiphon I: O Sapientia (Wisdom from on high)

The Creation of the World, Gabriel Cohen (1979)

O Wisdom, O holy Word of God,
You govern all creation
with Your strong yet tender care.
Come and show Your people the way to salvation.

And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
3And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his ears hear...
Isaiah 11:2-3 (ESV)