Hymns for Friday Evening Mass

3rd Week of Advent

Entrance

Entrance Antiphon

Lyrics
A branch shall sprout from the root of Jesse,
And the glory of the Lord will fill the whole earth,
And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

Offertory

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Verse 1
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.

Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 2
O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.

Verse 3
O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high,
And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

Communion Antiphon:
The Angel said to Mary:
Behold, you will conceive and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.

Verbum Salutis Omnium

Verse 1
Verbum salutis omnium,
Patris ab ore prodiens,
Virgo beata, suscipe
casto, Maria, viscere.
(The Father speaks a Word to save
All men and women from the grave.
O Virgin blest, dispel our gloom;
Receive him in your maiden womb.)

Verse 2
Te nunc illustrat cælitus
umbra fecundi Spiritus,
gestes ut Christum Dominum,
æqualem Patri Filium.
(The Spirit’s shade, from heaven’s height,
Has filled you with his living light
That Christ the Lord you now may bear,
The Father’s equal and his heir.)

Verse 3
Hæc est sacrati ianua
templi serata iugiter,
soli supremo Principi
pandens beata limina.
(This is the gate, that long was barred
The sacred Temple safe to guard,
Its blessed entrance opening
Only for heaven’s highest King.)

Verse 4
Olim promissus vatibus,
natus ante luciferum,
quem Gabriel annuntiat,
terris descendit Dominus.
(To prophets promised from afar,
And born before the morning star,
Now Gabriel proclaims his birth;
The Lord of heav’n comes down to earth.)

Recessional

Alma Redemptoris Mater

Lyrics
Alma Redemptóris Mater, quæ pérvia cæli
Porta manes, et stella maris, succúrre cadénti,
Súrgere qui curat pópulo: tu quæ genuísti,
Natúra miránte, tuum sanctum Genitórem
Virgo prius ac postérius, Gabriélis ab ore
Sumens illud Ave, peccatórum miserére.

(Loving mother of the Redeemer,
gate of heaven, star of the sea,
assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again,
To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator,
yet remained a virgin after as before,
You who received Gabriel's joyful greeting,
have pity on us poor sinners.)