Though hosts against us stand arrayed, Christ bids us still, Be not afraid; Though all its powers the truth assail, The gates of hell shall not prevail.
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O Emmanuel – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
December 23rd : O Emmanuel, our king and our Lord, the anointed for the nations and their Savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God. Listen Here I originally posted this on a friend's blog but updated it for this series here. The hymn “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” has a long and …
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O Rex Gentium- Prepare the Royal Highway
December 22nd : O King of the nations, the ruler they long for, the cornerstone uniting all people: Come and save us all, whom you formed out of clay. Listen Here Due to copyright, I cannot reproduce the text of this hymn. However, it can be found int he Lutheran Service Book #343 or here. …
O Oriens – Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning
December 21st : O Dayspring, splendor of light everlasting: Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Listen Here Brightest and best of the stars of the morning,Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid;Star of the East, the horizon adorning,Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. Cold …
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O Clavis David – When All the World was Cursed
December 20th : O Key of David and scepter of the house of Israel, You open and no one can close, You close and no one can open: Come and rescue the prisoners who are in darkness and the shadow of death. Listen Here Due to copyright, I cannot share the text of this hymn. …
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