O Antiphons
Word & Table
English - December 20, 2018 14:03 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 289 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Spirituality church liturgy sacrament theology anglican catholic orthodox christian worship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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O Come O Come Emmanuel has some of the most beautiful lyrics of all church music, and it turns out that they run deeper than your average carol. Father Stephen explains the history of the O Antiphons and how celebrating Christmas is incomprehensible without Easter.
Music: "O Come O Come Emmanuel" arr. by Jocelyn Hagen performed by The Singers
in Shout the Glad Tidings. Purchase here.