O Radix Jesse (December 19)

Posted by expatminister on 19 December 2009 · Leave a Comment 

[picapp align=”right” wrap=”true” link=”term=root&iid=5063504″ src=”6/e/9/1/Waterfall_in_forest_0085.jpg?adImageId=8498492&imageId=5063504″ width=”234″ height=”350″ /]O ROOT OF JESSE:
You stand as a signal before your people.
Monarchs close their mouths because of you;
to you all nations shall bow.
Come and deliver us without delay.

O come, thou Root of Jesse’s tree,
an ensign of thy people be;
before thee rulers silent fall;
all peoples on thy mercy call.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

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