Music to Finish the Season of Advent
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We are in the final days of Advent. And, there is a song many of us know well that fits with these last days before Christmas.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel is also known as O Antiphons. I used to enjoy singing this as soon as Advent began. But in more recent years, I have preferred to wait until the last days of Advent arrive. Roman Catholic tradition has them sung from December 17 to December 23.
Each antiphon is a name of Christ, one of his attributes mentioned in Scripture. They are:
- December 17: O Sapientia (O Wisdom)
- December 18: O Adonai (O Lord)
- December 19: O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse)
- December 20: O Clavis David (O Key of David)
- December 21: O Oriens (O Dayspring)
- December 22: O Rex Gentium (O King of the nations)
- December 23: O Emmanuel (O With Us is God)
Here’s O Come, O Come Emmanuel by Selah to scenes from The Nativity Story.
And for the ‘purist’ who prefers Latin, here is Veni Veni Emmanuel
Enjoy!
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This post is being linked up to this week’s 40 Days of Seeking Him meme. I hope you will come back to share more during this season of Advent.
Beautiful music! Thanks for sharing.