2016 - O come, o come, Immanuel, anonymous
from Christmas Reprise XVIII by Vancouver Cantata Singers
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Soloist: Peter Alexander
By the time of Charlemagne’s reign (771-814), French monks were singing a series of seven ‘Great O’ antiphons at Vespers, one a day (December 17-23), each antiphon beginning with the vocative "O” before using a biblical metaphor referring to the promised Messiah. In mediæval times, an
Abbot was said to be “keeping his ‘O’” by giving gifts to his monks (figs and walnuts during the Advent fast) or by keeping a bright fire going in the common room during the cold week before Christmas. The tune so dearly loved today comes from a 15th-century trope added to the funeral
responsory Libera me.
By the time of Charlemagne’s reign (771-814), French monks were singing a series of seven ‘Great O’ antiphons at Vespers, one a day (December 17-23), each antiphon beginning with the vocative "O” before using a biblical metaphor referring to the promised Messiah. In mediæval times, an
Abbot was said to be “keeping his ‘O’” by giving gifts to his monks (figs and walnuts during the Advent fast) or by keeping a bright fire going in the common room during the cold week before Christmas. The tune so dearly loved today comes from a 15th-century trope added to the funeral
responsory Libera me.
lyrics
O come, O come, Immanuel, [Isaiah 7:14]
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Immanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, thou Rod of Jesse, [Isaiah 11:1]
Free thine own from Satan’s tyranny.
From depths of hell thy people save,
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.
O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer [Isaiah 60:1-3]
Our spirits by thine advent here.
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadow put to flight.
O come, Desire of nations, bind [Haggai 2:7]
All peoples in one heart and mind.
Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease.
Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Immanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, thou Rod of Jesse, [Isaiah 11:1]
Free thine own from Satan’s tyranny.
From depths of hell thy people save,
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.
O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer [Isaiah 60:1-3]
Our spirits by thine advent here.
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadow put to flight.
O come, Desire of nations, bind [Haggai 2:7]
All peoples in one heart and mind.
Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease.
Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.
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from Christmas Reprise XVIII,
released November 22, 2022
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Vancouver Cantata Singers Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver Cantata Singers is a multi-award-winning, semi-professional choral ensemble in Vancouver, B.C.
Canada.
Known for technical virtuosity, fine blend and exceptionally high performance standards, the choir also commissions new works from critically acclaimed composers which have led to extremely successful and innovative collaborations with regional and international artists and ensembles.
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