O Clavis David

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O Clavis David is one of the traditional Advent “O Antiphons,” invoking Christ as the Key of David who opens the way to salvation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hymn text
O Antiphon
liturgical antiphon
addressedTo Christ as Key of David
linked to: Kingship of Jesus
alludesTo Revelation 3:7
associatedWithDate December 20
christologicalTitleCategory messianic title
focusesOn Christ as fulfiller of Old Testament prophecy
Christ’s royal and Davidic authority
follows O Radix Jesse
genre antiphon
hasForm short chant
influenced verses of the hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
invokes Christ
keyImage key opening prison and gates
language Latin
liturgicalFunction Magnificat antiphon
liturgicalLanguageFamily Latin Rite
liturgicalOccasion Advent
liturgicalSeason Advent
liturgicalUsePeriod final days of Advent
partOf O Antiphons
partOfSequence seven traditional O Antiphons
precedes O Oriens
religiousTradition Christianity
requests that Christ free those who sit in darkness
that Christ open the gate of heaven
setToMusicBy various composers
sourceOfTitle Isaiah 22:22
symbolizes Christ opening the way to salvation
Christ’s authority to open and shut
textOpeningLatin O clavis David et sceptrum domus Israel
textStructure invocation and petition
theme freedom from bondage
hope for salvation
liberation from darkness
titleUsedForChrist Key of David
traditionType Western Christian liturgical tradition
usedBy Anglican Communion
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

some other Western Christian traditions
usedIn Advent liturgy
Vespers

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O Antiphons hasPart O Clavis David