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Girl Named Tom Singing the Christmas Hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" A Capella Is Holy
The hymn has roots tracing back over a thousand years ago as a Christian hymn for Advent written in Latin. The most well-known translation is courtesy of John Mason Neale, who converted it to ...
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Listening to God in Advent
Laura has authored seven books, including Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parenting and To Bless Our Callings: Prayers, Poems, and Hymns to Celebrate Vocation. She and her husband live in ...
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Commentary on the Revised Lyrics to "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
Neale, Mediaeval Hymns, 1851, additional verses and alternative translations ... In addition, since Vatican II, Catholic teaching has emphasized that Advent should ritualize three "comings" - the ...
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The Great O Antiphons
The antiphons have famously been rewritten into lyrics for the Advent hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel. The O Antiphons are written in plainsong notation – a type of musical notation predating our modern ...