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THE COMMUNICATION OF YESHUA INDEX

The Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, with additional material

FIRST COMMUNICATION OF YESHUA

FIRST COMMUNICATION OF YESHUA, Part 2

O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL

Earthrise from Apollo 8
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968.
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/apollo_8.html

      Vs. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 translation by Rev. J. M. Nealin Hymns in Ancient and Modern, 36. The following is from the 1940 Hymnal of the Episcopal Church.

  1. O Come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel;
That mourns in lonely exile here.
Until the Son of God appear.
      Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel
      Shall come to thee, O Israel!

*2. O come, thou Wisdom from on high,

Who ord'rest all things mightily;

To us the path of knowledge show,

And teach us in her ways to go.

      Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel

      Shall come to thee, O Israel!



 

A 'Rose Made of Galaxies
 Imaged on Dec. 17, 2010, with
Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3).
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html#1

  3. O come, O come, Thou Lord of Might!

Who to thy tribes, on Sinai's height,

In ancient times didst give the law,

In cloud, and majesty, and awe.

      Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel

      Shall come to thee, O Israel!

  4. O come. Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save.
And give them victory o'er the grave.

      Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel

      Shall come to thee, O Israel!

  5. O come, Thou Key of David, come

And open wide our heavenly home;

Make safe the way that leads on high.

And close the path to misery.

      Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel

      Shall come to thee, O Israel!

Bending the Light
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html#54

  6. O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and chear

Our spirits by Thine Advent here;

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night. 

And death's dark shadows put to flight.

      Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel

      Shall come to thee, O Israel!

*7. O come, Desire of nations, bind

In one the hearts of all mankind;

Bid thou our sad divisions cease,

And be thyself our King of Peace.

      Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel

      Shall come to thee, O Israel!

Vini, Vini Emmanuel
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel!
Captivum solve Israel!
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei filio,
Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

Veni, O Jesse Virgula!
Ex hostis Tuos Ungula,
De specu Tuos Tartari
Educ, et antro barathri.
Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

Veni, Veni, O Oriens!
Solare nos adveniens,
Noctis depelle nebulas,
Dirasque noctis tenebras.
Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

Veni, Clavis Davidica!
Regna reclude coelica,
Fac iter tutum superum,
Et claude vias inferum.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel

Nascetur pro te, Israel!

Veni, Veni, Adonai!

Quo populo in Sinai

Legem dedisti vertice

In majestate gloriae.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel

Nascetur pro te, Israel!

 

 

      The "O" Antiphons from which the Hymn is taken, first in the original Latin, then two English translations, with the date as appointed in the Roman Breviary (vol. 1, p. 244):

Dec. 17:
      O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodisti attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: Veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.
      O Wisdom, That comest out of the mouth of the Most High, That reachest fromone end to another, and dost mightily and sweetly order all things: come, to teach us the way of prudence!

O WISDOM, Who o're earth below,
Forth from the Mouth of God didst flow,
Draw nigh and help us when we call,
And strongly, sweetly order all;
The path of prudence teach, that we
May dwell eternally with Thee.

Dec. 18:
      O Adonai! et Dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti, Vini ad redimendum nos in brachio intento.
      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!

RULER and Lord, draw nigh, draw nigh!
Who to Thy flock on Sinai
Didst give, of ancient times, Thy Law,
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.
Draw nigh, draw nigh, with us to dwell,
And save, O God, Thine Israel.

Dec. 19:
      O Radix Jesse, Qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes depracabuntur, Veni ad redimendum nos, Jam noli tardare.
      O Root of Jesse, Which standest for an ensign of the people, at Whom the kings shall shut their mouths, unto Whom the Gentiles shall seek; come, to deliver us, make no tarrying!

O ROD of Jesse's stem, arise,
And save us from our enemies;
And set us free from Satan's chains,
And from the pit with all its pains.
Draw nigh, draw nigh, with us to dwell,
In haste to save Thine Israel.

Dec. 20:
      O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel! qui aperis et nemo claudit, claudis et nemo aperit, Veni et educ vinctum de domo carceris sedentem in tenebris et umbra noctis!
      O Key of David, and Sceptre of the house of Israel; That openest, and no man shutteth; and shuttest, and no man openeth: cometo bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death!

KEY of the house of David, come!
Reopen Thou our heavenly home;
Make save the way that we must go,
And close the paths that lead below.
Draw nigh, draw nigh, with us to dwell,
And save us, Lord, from sin and hell.

Dec. 21:
      O Oriens! Splendor lucis aeternae, et Sol justitiae!  Veni et illumina sedentes in tenebris et umbra noctis!
      O Day-spring, Brightness of the everlasting Light, Sun of Righteousness, come, to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death!

O MORNING Star, arise, draw nigh,
To give us comfort from on high;
Drive Thou away the gloov of night,
And pierce the clouds, and bring us light.
Draw nigh, draw nigh, with us to dwell,
In mercy save Thine Israel.

Dec. 22:
      O Rex gentium, et desideratus earum, Lapisque angularis qui facis utraque unum: Veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti.
      O King of the Gentiles, yea, and Desire thereof, O Cornerstone that makest of twain one: come, to save man, whom Thou has made of the dust of the earth!

O THOU on Whom the Gentiles wait,
Who midst the nations shalt be great,
Thy Church's chief and corner-stone,
Who in Thyself hast made all one;
Oh come and save, for Thine own sake,
Mankind whom Thou of dust didst make!

Dec. 23:
      O Emmanuel! Rex et Legifer noster, Expectatio gentium, et desideratus earum, Veni ad salvandum nos, Domine Deus noster!
      O Emmanuel, our King and our Law-giver, Longing of the Gentiles, yea, and Salvation thereof: come to save us, O Lord our God!

DRAW nigh, draw nigh, Immanuel!
And loose Thy captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! rejoice! Immanuel
Comes now to thee, O Israel.

 

COMPREHENSION: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

       HYMNS, CAROLS, PSALMS, & SONGS, BOTH SACRED AND COMMON

Indexed, with background information.    UNDER CONSTRUCTION




INDEX OF FIRST LINES

A      B      C      D      E      F      G      H      I      J      K      L

M      N      O      P      Q-R      S      T      U-V      W      XYZ


INDEX OF AUTHORS

A      B      C      D      E      F      G      H      I      J      K      L

M      N      O      P      Q-R      S      T      U-V      W      XYZ


INDEX  OF COMPOSERS

A      B      C      D      E      F      G      H      I-J      K      L

M      N      O      P      Q-R      S      T      U-V      W      XYZ



SHILOH PRAISE INDEX

LINKS:

lyrics.time
http://www.lyricstime.com/

The Ames Hymn Collection
Index by tune name:
http://www.ameshymn.org/tunesjs.htm

Christian Classics Etherial Library:
Story of Our Hymns:
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/ryden/hymnstory.toc.html

THE PASSING OF A SAINT

     



      [I met Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria in about 1990 when he visited Lynnwood, Washington, for the dedication of St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church.  To be in his presence was to be in the presence of a saint.  - C. S.]



Images for Shenouda










      [The following articles appeared in the Spokesman-Review on March 19, 2012]

Coptic Christian pope dies in Egypt

Shenouda, 88, led church for more than four decades

Amro Hassan Los Angeles Times

Egyptian Coptic mourners kiss a picture of the late
Pope Shenouda III while gathering outside the
Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo on Sunday

      CAIRO – Tens of thousands of Coptic Christians turned out across Egypt on Sunday to mourn Pope Shenouda III and reflect on the sharpening tensions Christians here face, as Islamists have risen in power since last year’s overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak.

      Shenouda, who died Saturday at 88, led the Coptic Orthodox Church for more than 40 years. He was looked upon as a spiritual, social and sometimes political leader who guarded the rights of Egypt’s minority Christian population in a region prone to religious discord.

      “He is leaving us in a very difficult time for
Copts and the whole country in general. Even some Muslims are afraid of the political future, let alone us Copts in case we are ruled by Islamists,” said Boutros Gad Allah, a Coptic jeweler. “His presence in critical situations for Copts was always crucial, but we know that God will leave us in someone else’s safe hands.”

      Copts, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s population of around 82 million, have long complained of discrimination and oppression in a country where Sunni Muslims make up the absolute majority. Since his first day as pope in 1971, Shenouda had no fear of publicly pressuring politicians for Copts’ rights. In 1981, he blamed then-President Anwar Sadat for not protecting Christians from violence carried out by radical Islamists.

      More recently, he attempted to calm religious tensions after Mubarak’s downfall, which sparked a surge of persecution against Christians.

      With Islamists making up the majority in parliament and three Islamists among potential candidates for Egypt’s first presidential election in decades, the future of Copts’ rights in Egypt seems tenuous, despite Islamist candidates’ assurances that imposing Shariah, or Islamic law, will provide equality for Christians and other minorities.

      Church officials announced Sunday that Bishop Pachomious would take over the papal duties until a new pope is chosen in two months.

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Mourners killed

CAIRO – An Egyptian church official said three mourners have died of suffocation while paying their final respects to Egypt’s Coptic Christian spiritual leader.

Church official Anba Younnes said the three died of suffocation inside Cairo’s main Abbasiya cathedral as thousands of mourners gathered Sunday to catch a glimpse of Pope Shenouda’s embalmed corpse.

The Coptic pope has been embalmed and was placed in a seated position on an ornate throne for mourners to see until his burial Tuesday.
Associated Press