The fourth Antiphon refers to Jesus Christ as the Key of David:

"O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel;

you open and no one can shut;

you shut and no one can open:

Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house,

those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death."

This sermon was preached by Rev Christopher Poshin David on December 7, 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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