Cælo Redemptor Prætulit

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Noah

This hymn is used for Matins on the Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Extraordinary Form.

Cælo Redemptor prætulit
Felicis alvum Virginis,
Ubi futura victima
Mortale corpus induit.

Hæc Virgo nobis edidit
Nostræ salutis auspicem,
Qui nos redemit sanguine,
Pœnas crucemque pertulit.

Spes læta nostro e pectore
Pellat timores anxios:
Hæc quippe nostras lacrimas
Precesque defert Filio.

Voces Parentis excipit,
Votisque Natus annuit:
Hanc quisque semper diligat,
Rebusque in arctis invocet.

Sit Trinitati gloria,
Quæ Matris intactum sinum
Ditavit almo germine,
Laus sit per omne sæculum. Amen.

Words: Anonymous Latin, 18th C.
Tune: Unknown
Meter: 88.88

This hymn has been translated into English as the following:
The Saviour Left High Heav’n to Dwell

About Noah

musings of a young Catholic aspiring to be faithful to his Lord and God Jesus Christ through His Holy Catholic Church
This entry was posted in Authorship Anonymous, Debated, Unknown, To Be Determined, Chant Tone Unknown, Latin Hymns, Matins/Office of Readings/Nocturns, Non-English Hymns, Other Feast Days, Roman Breviary, The Blessed Virgin Mary, The Church Year, The Communion of Saints, The Liturgy of Hours/Breviary, The Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Oct. 11(EF)), The Proper of Saints. Bookmark the permalink.

1 Response to Cælo Redemptor Prætulit

  1. Pingback: The Saviour Left High Heav’n To Dwell | Saint Augustine's Lyre

Leave a comment