Roman Propers: Holy Saturday: Tenebrae: 3rd Nocturn: Lesson IX "Lécto énim"

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Fri, 2011/04/08 - 1:58pm
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1833
This is part of: 
Roman Propers: Feria Sexta in Coena Domini (Holy Saturday): ad Matutinum et Laudes (Tenebrae)
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Book: 
Liber Usualis 1961 ed.
Page: 
773
Book: 
Liber Usualis 1953 ed.
Page: 
733
Composition Date: 
Unknown
Composer: 
St. Paul the Apostle (5-67)
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
Composition Type: 
Matins
Texture: 
Monophonic
Voices: 
Chant solo
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Gregorian
Gregorian Tone: 
Tonus Epistolae (recto tono)
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Copyright Status: 
Copyright
Lyrics: 

Lecto enim omni mandáto legis a Móyse univérso pópulo : accípiens sánguinem vitulórum, et hircórum cum aqua et lana coccínea, et hyssópo : ipsum quoque librum, et omnem pópulum aspérsit, dicens : Hic sanguis testaménti, quod mandávit ad vos Deus.  Etiam tabernáculum, et ómnia vasa ministérii sánguine simíliter aspérsit : et ómnia pene in sánguine secúndum legem mundántur : et sine sánguinis effúsióne non fit remíssio.
 Et non dicitur Tu autem.

Translated Lyrics: 

For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.  Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.  And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
The V. But thou, O Lord is not said.