Corde Natus ex Parentis

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Tue, 2010/11/23 - 11:45pm
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ID: 
509
Composer: 
St. Prudentius, Aurelius C. (348-413)
Arrangers / Editors: 
Wheeler, Richard W. (1967- )
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Additional Music at Mass
For the Offertory
For the Communion of the Faithful
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Adventtide
Yuletide (Christmastide)
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Any
Votive: 
F
Composition Type: 
Hymn
Texture: 
Polyphonic
Voices: 
SATB
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Modern Hymnody

Parts

Cordis Natus ex Parentis: Soprano
Corde Natus ex Parentis: Soprano
Cordis Natus ex Parentis: Alto
Corde Natus ex Parentis: Alto
Cordis Natus ex Parentis: Tenor
Corde Natus ex Parentis: Tenor
Cordis Natus ex Parentis: Bass
Corde Natus ex Parentis: Bass
Lyrics: 

Córde nátus ex paréntis ánte múndi exórdium
A et O cognominátus, ípse fons et claúsula
Ómnium quæ sunt, fuérunt, quǽque post futúra sunt.

O beátus órtus ílle, vírgo cum puérpera
Édidit nóstram salútem, féta Sáncto Spíritu,
Et puer redémptor órbis os sacrátum prótulit.

Psállat altitúdo cǽli, psállite ómnes ángeli,
Quídquid est virtútis úsquam psállat in laudem Déi,
Núlla linguárum siléscat, vox et ómnis cónsonet.

Translated Lyrics: 

Of the Father’s love begotten, ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He,
Of the things that are, that have been,
And that future years shall see, evermore and evermore!

O that birth forever blessèd, when the virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving, bare the Savior of our race;
And the Babe, the world’s Redeemer,
First revealed His sacred face, evermore and evermore!

O ye heights of heaven adore Him; angel hosts, His praises sing;
Powers, dominions, bow before Him, and extol our God and King!
Let no tongue on earth be silent,
Every voice in concert sing, evermore and evermore!