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19a. O Radix Jesse

O Root of Jesse, who stands as an emblem of the people, at whom kings shall shut their mouths, unto whom the Gentiles shall pray. Come, and deliver us, and tarry not.

Text Information
First Line: O Root of Jesse, who stands as an emblem of the people
Title: O Radix Jesse
Translator: A. J. Beresford Hope (1846)
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Advent
Notes: [Latin, 8th cen.,] tr. by A.J. Beresford Hope in Sacred Hymns and Anthems (1846), alt.
Tune Information
Name: O RADIX JESSE
Incipit: 73323 12171 1
Key: d minor or modal
Source: Liber Usualis



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