SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 676 Title : Advent Antiphons in Scots Author(s): David D Ogston Copyright holder(s): David D Ogston Text O Wisdom, frae the moo o the Maist Hich, You reign aawye an aye, tae the ends o the earth: The pooer o Your love hauds sway withoot let. Come an teach us the wye o wisdom. O Lord an Israel’s Chief o chiefs-------- You appeared tae Moses in the bleeze o the desert bush, an You gaed him the laa on Sinai. Rax oot Your airm an come an save us. O Branch o Jesse, sign amon the nations— Afore You kings wull staun dumb, An aa kins o fowk wull prig Ye tae help them. Come, set us free, haud back nae mair. O Key o Dauvit, Sceptre o the royal hoose o Israel: You open an neen can lock again: You lock an neen can open. Come an free them that are jiled. O Mornin Star, Glorie o the Licht Eternal, Bricht Sun o justice----------- Come an shed licht on them that bide In the howe o shaddas, in the mirk o daith. O King o the nations, You aleen Can bring tae the fullness o hairst Aa that they long for. Cornerstone, You are the Een that binds an faistens The mortal faes. Come an save us. You vrocht us aa Fae the same common cley. O Emmanuel, Howp o the nations, Saviour an Prince o peace, Come an redeem, redeem an claim, claim an keep. Lord Jesus, come soon! This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): Children (under 13s): Teenagers (13-17): General public: Informed lay people: Specialists: Males: Females: Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 2002 Title of original (if translation): Advent Antiphons Author of original (if translation): (Ancient Liturgial Text) Language of original (if translation): English Word count: 235 General description: Religious text for use in worship Text publication details Part of a longer series of texts: Text setting Private/personal: Religious/ceremonial: Text type Other: Song Author Author details Author id: 747 Forenames: David Initials: D Surname: Ogston Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Minister Place of birth: Ellon Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Perth Region of residence: E & SE Perthshire Residence CSD dialect area: Per Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Farmer Father's place of birth: Auchnagatt Father's region of birth: Aberdeen Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Mother Mother's place of birth: Fyvie Mother's region of birth: Aberdeen Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Duty Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Pleasure