Roman Propers: Holy Saturday: Tenebrae: 2nd Nocturn: Lesson IV "Accédet hómo"

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Roman Propers: Feria Sexta in Coena Domini (Holy Saturday): ad Matutinum et Laudes (Tenebrae)
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Book: 
Liber Usualis 1961 ed.
Page: 
765
Book: 
Liber Usualis 1953 ed.
Page: 
726
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Unknown
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Unknown
Arrangers / Editors: 
Monks of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Matins Lesson
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Sabbato Sancto (Holy Saturday)
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Saturday
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
2 min 30 sec
Composition Type: 
Matins Lesson
Texture: 
Monophonic
Voices: 
Chant solo
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Gregorian
Gregorian Tone: 
Tonus Epistolae (ad libitum)
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Ex Tractátu sancti Augustíni Epíscopi super Psalmos

Accédet homo ad cor altum, et exaltábitur Deus.  Illi dixérunt : Quis nos vidébit?  Defecérunt scrutántes scrutatiónes, consília mala.  Accéssit homo ad ipsa consília, passus est se tenéri ut homo.  Non enim tenerétur nisi homo, aut viderétur nisi homo, aut cæderétur nisi homo, aut crucifigerétur, aut morerétur nisi homo.  Accéssit ergo homo ad illas omnes passiónes, quæ in illo nihil valérent, nisi esset homo.  Sed si ille non esset homo, non liberarétur homo.  Accéssit homo ad cor altum, id est, cor secrétum, objíciens aspéctibus humánis hóminem, servans intus Deum : celans formam Dei, in qua æquális est Patri, et ófferens formam servi, qua minor est Patre.
 Et non dicitur Tu autem.

Translated Lyrics: 

They imagine wickedness, and practise it; that they keep secret among themselves, every man in the deep of his heart.  And they say that no man shall see them.  Now one known as Man came up against these communings, and in the form of Man he did suffer himself to be laid hold upon.  For they could not have laid hold upon him, had he not been Man ; neither could he have been seen, had he not been Man ; nor been scourged, had he not been Man ; nor been crucified, nor died, had he not been Man.  As Man, therefore, he came to endure all those sufferings which could have had none effect upon him had he not been Man.  And further, had he not been Man, in no wise could man have been redeemed.  So it was, as the Psalmist saith, that he came, as Man, unto a deep heart ; that is, something that passeth human understanding.  For he shewed his Manhood to the eyes of men, but kept his Godhead hidden deep within : thus concealing the form of God, wherein he is equal to the Father ; but exhibiting the form of a servant, wherein he is inferior to the Father.
The V. But thou, O Lord is not said.