The third antiphon refers to naming the coming Christ as the Root of Jesse:

"O Root of Jesse,

standing as a sign among the peoples;

before you kings will shut their mouths,

to you the nations will make their prayer:

Come and deliver us, and delay no longer"

This sermon was preached by Rev Christopher Poshin David on November 30, 2025, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Chennai.

Advent Series: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (on the O Antiphons)

The O Antiphons, an ancient church tradition, are a series of seven prayers addressed to Jesus Christ by the Messiah's Biblical titles, and sung in the season of Advent. These prayers are relevant for us in the modern world too for in these prayers we address the same living Christ who has come, will come, and is coming to his people even today.

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