Here's the Latin texts as given by Gregory (from J. J. Campbell, ed.,
_The Advent Lyrics of the Exeter Book_ [Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press,
1959], 6-7) (typos are undoubtedly mine!):
O Sapientia! quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque
ad finem fortiter, suaviter, disponensque omnia, veni ad docendum nos
viam prudentiae.
O Adonai, dux domus Israel! qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,
et ei in Sina legem dedisti, veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.
O radix Jesse! qui stas in signum populorum, super quem reges continebunt
os suum quem gentes deprecabuntur, veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli
tardare.
O clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel! qui aperis et nemo claudit,
claudis et nemo aperit, veni et educ vinctum de domo carceris, sedentem in
tenebris, et umbra mortis.
O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae et Sol justitiae! veni et illumina
sedentem in tenebris et umbra mortis.
O Rex gentium et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis! qui facis
utraque unum, veni, salva hominem quem de limo formasti.
O Emmanuel Rex et Legifer noster, exspectatio gentium et Salvator earum!
veni ad salvandum nos, Dominus Deus noster.
Apologies (especially to J. J.) if I've garbled anything! (Balancing
book and cat while typing isn't one of my strengths . . . )
Pat
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On Mon, 29 Dec 1997, Susan Carroll-Clark wrote:
> Hi, all--
>
> Thanks for the info on the O's--but could someone post the Latin texts for
> the set? I've always been fond of them and would like to have them all in
> one place in a file somewhere.
>
> Cheers--
> Susan Carroll-Clark
>
>
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