Veni, Veni, Rex gentium,O come, Desire of nations, bind,
veni, Redemptor omnium,
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Ut salvas tuos famulos
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
Peccati sibi conscios.
And be Thyself our King of peace.
Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Isaiah had prophesied, “For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.” (9:5), and “He shall judge between the nations, and impose terms on many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.” (2:4)
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“O King of all the nations, the only joy of every human heart; O Keystone of the mighty arch of man, come and save the creature you fashioned from the dust.”
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(Commentary for this series of the “O Antiphons” is authored by Father William Saunders, a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, with copyright 2003 from the Arlington Catholic Herald. Images in the upper right corner are the work of liturgical artist Todd Pick of Word Made Image. Both commentary and illustrations are used in this series without permission or shame.)
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