Roman Propers: Holy Saturday: Tenebrae: 2nd Nocturn: Lesson V "Quo perduxérunt"

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Fri, 2011/04/08 - 12:14pm
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1818
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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: 
766
Book: 
Liber Usualis 1953 ed.
Page: 
727
Composition Date: 
Unknown
Composer: 
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: 
3 min 20 sec
Composition Type: 
Matins
Texture: 
Monophonic
Voices: 
Chant solo
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Musical Style: 
Gregorian
Gregorian Tone: 
Tonus Epistolae (ad libitum)
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Copyright
Lyrics: 

Quo perduxérunt illas scrutatiónes suas, quas perscrutántes defecérunt, ut étiam mórtuo Dómino et sepúlto, custódes pónerent ad sepúlcrum?  Dixérunt enim Piláto : Sedúctor ille : hoc appellabátur nómine Dóminus Jesus Christus, ad solátium servórum suórum, quando dicúntur seductóres : ergo illi Piláto : Sedúctor ille, ínquiunt, dixit adhuc vivens : Post tres dies resúrgam.  Jube ítaque custodíri sepúlcrum usque in diem tértium, ne forte véniant discípuli ejus, et furéntur eum, et dicant plebi : Surréxit a mórtuis : et erit novíssimus error pejor prióre.  Ait illis Pilátus : Habétis custódiam, ite, custodíte sicut scitis.  Illi autem abeúntes, muniérunt sepúlcrum, signántes lápidem cum custódibus.
 Et non dicitur Tu autem.

Translated Lyrics: 

How far did they encourage themselves in those diligent searchings, wherein they failed so greatly?  So far that even when the Lord was dead and buried, they set a watch over the sepulchre.  For they said of Christ to Pilate : That deceiver.  By this name the Lord Jesus Christ was named, to the comfort of his servants, when they be called deceivers.  That deceiver (say they to Pilate) said while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again : command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead ; so the last error shall be worse than the first.  Pilate said unto them : Ye have a watch ; go your way, make it as sure as ye can.  So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and settling a watch.
The V. But thou, O Lord is not said.