O Antiphons of Advent A4 Linocut Prints

A full set of seven original lino prints by a UK based Christian artist, based on the seven O Antiphons, prayed before and after the Magnificat at Vespers on the seven final days of Advent. 

This is an original design, hand printed using premium oil-based ink on white 200gsm paper (A4). Every print is different and subject to small amounts of variation, showcasing the unique nature of printmaking.

(i) O Sapientia (Wisdom)
O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti,
attingens a fine usque ad finem,
fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia:
veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.

O Wisdom, which camest forth out of the mouth of the Most High,
and reachest from one end to the other,
mightily and sweetly ordering all things:
Come and teach us the way of prudence.

(ii) O Adonai
O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,
qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,
et ei in Sina legem dedisti:
veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.

O Lord and Ruler of the House of Israel,
Who appearedst unto Moses in a flame of fire in the bush,
and gavest unto him the Law of Sinai:
Come redeem us with a stretched-out arm.

(iii) O Radix Jesse
O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,
super quem continebunt reges os suum,
quem Gentes deprecabuntur:
veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

O Root of Jesse, who standest for an ensign of the people,
at whom kings shall shut their mouths,
unto whom the Gentiles shall pray:
Come and deliver us, and tarry not.

(iv) 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 mortis.

O Key of David, and sceptre of the house of Israel:
that openest, and no man shutteth;
and shuttest and no man openeth:
come, and bring the prisoner out of the prison-house,
that sitteth in darkness and the shadow of death.

(v) O Oriens
O Oriens,
splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae:
veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.

O Dayspring, Brightness of Light everlasting,
and Sun of righteousness:
come, and enlighten him that sitteth in darkness,
and the shadow of death.

(vi) O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the nations, and their Desire;
the Cornerstone, who makest both one:
Come, and save mankind, whom thou formedst of clay.

(vii) O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster,
exspectatio Gentium et Salvator earum:
veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster.

O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver,
the Desire of all nations, and their Salvation:
Come and save us O Lord, our God.