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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O Clavis David canonical 1

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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 ⓘ