Monday, December 04, 2006

I love Advent.

There's just this sort of quiet but excited anticipation. Were are looking forward to Christ's birth at Christmas, but we're also yearning for Christ to come again. It's a beautiful liturgical season ...

Veni, veni Emanuel!
Captivum solve Israel!
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei Filio.

Gaude, gaude, Emanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.

Veni, veni o oriens!
Solare nos adveniens,
Noctis depelle nebulas,
Dirasque noctis tenebras.

Gaude, gaude, Emanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.

Veni, veni Adonai!
Qui populo in Sinai
Legem dedisti vertice,
In Maiestate gloriae.

Gaude, gaude, Emanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.

[The english lyrics are here too.]

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I absolutely adore Veni Emanuel.
I just spent 5mins seeing if the Latin fits into the English melody. It does! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Great:)

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father michael said...

Thanks, Mark.

On the second comment ... um ... thanks but no thanks.