These are absoulutely beautiful. The are the Antiphons used to pray the hours in the days before Christmas:
O Wisdom, you come forth from the mouth of the Most High. You fill the universe and hold all things together in a strong yet gentle manner. O come to teach us the way of truth. Come Lord Jesus!
O Adonai and leader of Israel, you appeared to Moses in a burning bush and you gave him the Law on Sinai. O come and save us with your mighty power. Come Lord Jesus!
O stock of Jesse, you stand as a signal for the nations; kings fall silent before you whom the peoples acclaim. O come to deliver us, and do not delay. Come Lord Jesus!
O Key of David, Scepter over the house of Israel, you open and no one can close,you close and no one can open: Come to set free the prisoners who live in darkness and the shadow of death. Come, Lord Jesus!
O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, Sun of justice: Come, shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death. Come, Lord Jesus!
O Ruler of the nations, Monarch for whom the people long, you are the Cornerstone uniting all humanity: Come, save us all, whom you formed out of clay. Come, Lord Jesus!
O Immanuel, our Sovereign and Lawgiver, desire of the nations and Savior of all:Come and save us, O Lord our God. Come, Lord Jesus!
O great mystery and wondrous sacrament, that animals might see the newborn Lord lying in a manger.
Blessed is the Virgin, whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord Christ!— O magnum mysterium
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