O Radix Iesse

19 December is the third day of the Great O Antiphons:

O Radix Iesse (chant with neumes)

O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,

super quem continebunt reges os suum,

quem Gentes deprecabuntur:

veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

Literally:

   O Root of Jesse, who stand as the peoples’ sign,

   because of whom kings hold their tongue,

   to whom the Nations pray,

   come to set us free; do not now delay.

in the Household Book of Blessings and Prayers:

   O Root of Jesse’s stem,

   sign of God’s love for all His people:

   come to save us without delay!

in “Veni Emmanuel”:

   Veni o Jesse virgula!

   Ex hostis tuos ungula,

   De specu tuos tartari

   Educ, et antro barathri.

   Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

   nascetur pro te, Israel.

in “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:

   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.