21a. O Oriens

O Dayspring, brightness of the eternal light, and Sun of Righteousness: come and lighten those who sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death.

Text Information
First Line: O Dayspring, brightness of the eternal light
Title: O Oriens
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 ORIENS
Incipit: 73323 12171 1
Key: d minor or modal
Source: Liber Usualis



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