Veni, veni Emmanuel – M. Dicke Come, come, Emmanuel
Dispel the fog of night and drive away the shadows of death. Rejoice! . . . Veni, veni, Rex Gentium, veni, Redemptor omnium, Come, come, King of the Nations! Come, Redeemer of all ut salvas tuos famulos peccati sibi conscios. Gaude! . . . to save Your servants who acknowledge their sin. Rejoice! . . .
Veni, veni Emmanuel, captivum solve Israel Come, come Emmanuel, free captive Israel qui gemit in exsilio privatus Dei Filio. who mourns in exile deprived of the Son of God. Refrain: Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel nascetur pro te, Israel! Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel will be born to You, Israel. Veni, O veni, Sapientia, quae hic disponis omnia; Come, O come, Wisdom, who orders all things; veni, viam prudentiae ut doceas et gloriae. Gaude! . . . come, teach us the path of knowledge and glory. Rejoice! . . .
Text: Latin, c. 12th century: Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, Köln, 1710.
Corde natus ex parentis – M. Dicke Of the Father’s love begotten 1 (4). Corde natus ex parentis ante mundi exordium, Begotten of the Father before the world began, A et O cognominatus, ipse fons et clausula He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning (source) and the end; omnium quae sunt, fuerunt, quaeque post futura sunt. [Saeculorum saeculis.]* all that is, was, everything that is yet to be. [Evermore and evermore.]
Veni, veni Adonai, qui populo in Sinai Come, come Adonai (LORD), who to the people in Sinai legem dedisti vertice in majestate gloriae. Gaude! . . . gave the Law on the top of the mountain in glorious majesty. Rejoice! . . . Veni, O Jesse virgula, ex hostis tuos ungula, Come, O Shoot of Jesse! From the talons of Your enemy, de spectu tuos tartari educ et antro barathri. Gaude! . . . from the pit of hell and the hollow abyss, deliver us. Rejoice! . . . Veni, Clavis Davidica, regna reclude caelica; Come, Key of David; unlock the kingdom of heaven. fac iter tutum superum et claude vias inferum. Gaude! . . . Make safe the way to the things above and close the path to hell. Rejoice! . . . Veni, veni O Oriens, solare nos adveniens; Come, come, O Rising Sun; shine on us by Your coming. noctis depelle nebulas dirasque mortis tenebras. Gaude! . . .
2 (7). O beatus ortus ille, virgo cum puerperal O that blessed birth when a virgin bore a child edidit nostram salutem feta Sancto Spiritu, conceived by the Holy Spirit to bring about our salvation; et puer redemptor orbis os sacratum protulit! [Saeculorum saeculis.] and the boy, Redeemer of the world, revealed His sacred face! [Evermore and evermore.] 3 (9). Ecce, quem vates vetustis concinebant saeculis, Behold, this is He who the ancient seers sang of long ago; quem prophetarum fideles paginae spoponderant, who the trustworthy scrolls of the prophets solemnly promised. emicat promissus olim: cuncta conlaudent eum!
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