Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 31

the seventh Antiphon o Come , o Come , emmAnUel 1 O come, thou Wisdom from on high, who ord’rest all things mightily; to us the path of knowledge show, and teach us in her ways to go. reFrAin . Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel! 2 o emmAnUel , our king and our lawgiver, the anointed of the nations and their Savior: come and save us, O Lord our God. O come, O come, thou Lord of might, who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height in ancient times didst give the Law in cloud, and majesty, and awe. reFrAin . 3 O come, thou Branch of Jesse’s tree, free them from Satan’s tyranny that trust thy mighty pow’r to save, and bring them vict’ry o’er the grave. reFrAin . 4 O come, thou Key of David, come, and open wide our heav’nly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery. reFrAin . 5 O come, thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death’s dark shadows put to flight. reFrAin . 6  O come, Desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind; bid thou our sad divisions cease, and be thyself our King of Peace. reFrAin .       the  meditAtion i    mmanuel, God with us, knows what our flesh knows: the itchiness of wool against skin, the lingering taste of wine, the glossiness of leaves after rain, the press of earth clods underfoot, the grit of sawdust on hands. This is the mystery: King and carpenter’s son, Shepherd and Lamb, God of Jacob and son of David. With outstretched arms he redeems us, the purple of royalty and passion emblazoning the world’s darkness. We await him. Come, Lord Jesus. O come, O come, Emmanuel,   and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. reFrAin . 7 W H E A T O N     29