O Wisdom! Spreading Mightily From out the Mouth of God Most High

For Advent

Words: Veni, Veni, Emanuel (the "O" Antiphons),
Authorship Unknown, 8th Century Latin;
Published As A Hymn in Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, 7^th Edition, Köln, 1710.

Translation attributed to Horatio Nelson.

Music: "Veni Emmanuel," Based on a 15^th Century French Processional,
Arranged by Rev. Thomas Helmore  and harmonized by Rev. S. S. Greatheed in
Hymnal Noted, Part II (London: 1856)
and
Accompanying Harmonies to the Hymnal Noted-Part II (London: 1858)
MIDI / Noteworthy Composer / PDF / XML
Melody Only: MIDI / Noteworthy Composer / PDF / XML

Meter: 88 88 88

See: Notes on Veni, Veni, Emmanuel

Source: Horatio Nelson, ed., The Sarum Hymnal (Salisbury: Brown and Co., and W. P. Aylward, 1868), No. 36, p. 19.
Also found in Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, 1871

Note from Editor: "These Anthems may be sung separately, or as one Hymn."

Dec 16 — O Sapientia:

O Wisdom! spreading mightily
From out the mouth of God most high,
All nature sweetly ordering,
Within thy paths thy children bring.
Draw near, O Christ, with us to dwell,
In mercy save Thine Israel.

Dec 17 — O Adonai:

Ruler of Israel, Lord of Might,
Who gavest the law from Sinai's height;
Once in the fiery bush reveal'd.
With outstretch'd arms Thy chosen shield;
Draw near, O Christ, with us to dwell,
In mercy save Thine Israel.

Dec 18 — O Radix Jesee:

O Root of Jesse! Ensign Thou!
To Whom all Gentile kings shall bow,
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o'er the grave.
Draw near, O Christ, with us to dwell,
In mercy save Thine Israel.

Dec 19 — O Clovis David:

O Israel's Sceptre! David's Key!
Come Thou, and set death's captives free,
Unlock the gate that bars their road,
And lead them to the throne of God.
Draw near, O Christ, with us to dwell,
In mercy save Thine Israel.

Dec 20 — O Oriens:

O Dayspring and Eternal Light!
Pierce through the gloom of error's night;
Predestined Sun of Righteousness!
Haste with Thy rising beams to bless.
Draw near, O Christ, with us to dwell,
In mercy save Thine Israel.

Dec 22 — O Rex Gentium:

O King! Desire of nations! come,
Lead sons of earth to heaven's high home;
Thou chief and precious Corner-stone,
Binding the sever'd into one.
Draw near, O Christ, with us to dwell,
In mercy save Thine Israel.

Dec 23 — O Emmanuel:

O Lawgiver! Emmanuel! King!
Thy praise we would ever sing;
The Gentiles' Hope, the Saviour blest,
Take us to Thine eternal rest.
Draw near, O Christ, with us to dwell,
In mercy save Thine Israel.

Text from Horatio Nelson, ed., The Sarum Hymnal (Salisbury: Brown and Co., and W. P. Aylward, 1868), No. 36, p. 19.

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