Propers: Holy Saturday: Tenebrae: Matins: Canticle of Zachary "Benedíctus Dóminus"

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Fri, 2011/04/08 - 5:13pm
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ID: 
1847
This is part of: 
Roman Propers: Feria Sexta in Coena Domini (Holy Saturday): ad Matutinum et Laudes (Tenebrae)
Can be Found in
Book: 
Liber Usualis 1961 ed.
Page: 
658
Book: 
Liber Usualis 1953 ed.
Page: 
652
Composition Date: 
Unknown
Composer: 
Unknown
Arrangers / Editors: 
Monks of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Lauds
Canticle of Zacharias
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Sabbato Sancto (Holy Saturday)
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Saturday
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
30 sec
Composition Type: 
Lauds
Texture: 
Monophonic
Voices: 
Unison
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Gregorian
Gregorian Tone: 
1. g
Lyrics: 

BENEDICTUS † Dóminus, Deus Israël: * quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ :
2  Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: * in domo David, púeri sui.
3  Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sæculo sunt, prophetárum ejus :
4  Salútem ex inimícis nostris, * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos.
5  Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: * et memorári testaménti sui sancti.
6  Jusjurándum, quod jurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis :
7  Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, * serviámus illi.
8  In sanctitáte, et justítia coram ipso, * ómnibus diébus nostris.
9  Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias ejus :
10  Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi ejus: * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum :
11  Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: * in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto :
12  Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.
Et non dicitur Glória Patri.

Translated Lyrics: 

Blessed † be the Lord God of Israel; * for he hath visited and redeemed his people ;
2  And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, * in the house of his servant David ;
3  As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * which have been since the world began ;
4  That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us.
5  To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy Covenant ;
6  To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us ;
7  That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear ;
8  In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
9  And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ;
10  To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the remission of their sins,
11  Through the tender mercy of our God; * whereby the Day-Spring from on high hath visited us ;
12  To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Here is not said Glory be.