The ancient O Antiphons of the last days of Advent are best known today in the form of the hymn 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel'. But centuries earlier they also inspired an Anglo-Saxon poem, which meditates on their rich imagery and powerful sense of longing: https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-anglo-saxon-o-antiphons-o-caelorum.html

'We in carcerne
sittað sorgende, sunnan wenað,
hwonne us liffrea leoht ontyne.'

(We in prison
sit sorrowing, hoping for the sun,
for when life's Lord will open light to us.)

An Anglo-Saxon poet's version of 'O Clavis David', the key which unlocks light: https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-anglo-saxon-o-antiphons-o-clavis.html

'See now for yourself, across the wide creation,
looking around the spacious roof of the sky
on every side, how the king of the heavens
seeks in quest of you, and comes himself.
He makes his home in you.'

Exile, homecoming, and the fetters of winter https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-anglo-saxon-o-antiphons-o-jerusalem.html

'Nu is þam weorce þearf
þæt se cræftga cume ond se cyning sylfa,
ond þonne gebete nu gebrosnad is.

'Now is it needful for this work
that the Craftsman come, and the King himself,
and mend what is now in ruins.'

The Anglo-Saxon version of 'O Rex Gentium': https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-anglo-saxon-o-antiphons-o-rex.html

'They adore the Beloved, and within the light
speak these words to him and worship
the noble originator of all created things:
Holy are you, holy, Prince of the high angels,
true Lord of Victories, forever are you holy!'

A murmuration of angels... https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-anglo-saxon-o-antiphons-o-beautiful.html