O Adonai

December 17

O Adonai, and Ruler of the house of Israel,
Who didst appear unto Moses in the burning bush,
and gavest him the law in Sinai,
come to redeem us with an outstretched arm!

Latin

O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,
qui Moysi in igne flammæ rubi apparuisti,
et ei in Sina legem dedisti:
veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.


Isaiah 11:4-5

But with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist,
and faithfulness the belt around his loins.

Once again, one day off from the Roman Catholic Church with the medieval Anglican Sarum Use dating.


Video from YouTube. Antiphon sung by the Dominican student brothers at Oxford.

Text from Fish Eaters.

UPDATE: Once again, check out Vicki Black's post on Speaking to the Soul at the Episcopal Café. I now know to link each day before I post on the antiphon.