Roman Mass Propers: Communion "Respónsum accépit"

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Mon, 2012/01/09 - 4:23pm
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ID: 
2368
This is part of: 
Roman Mass Propers: Sanctoral Cycle: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas)
Arrangers / Editors: 
Institute of Christ the King
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Holy Mass
Propers
Communio
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Sanctoral Cycle
February
2 February: In Purificatione B. Mariae Virginis (Candlemas)
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Any
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
45 sec
Composition Type: 
Antiphonum ad Communionem
Texture: 
Monophonic
Voices: 
Unison
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Musical Style: 
Gregorian
Gregorian Tone: 
8.
Lyrics: 

Respónsum accépit Símeon a Spíritu Sancto, non visúrum se mortem, nisi vidéret Christum Dómini.

Translated Lyrics: 

Simeon received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, until he had seen the Christ of the Lord.