Category Archives: Non-English Hymns

Christe, Cunctorum Dominator Alme

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

From what I have been able to discern so far, this hymn was used for the dedication of a church. More information will be posted as I come across it. Christe, cunctorum dominator alme Mente supremi generate Patris, Supplicum voces … Continue reading →

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O Salutaris Fulgens Stella Maris

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

This hymn was used for Lauds on the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (July 2 at that time) in the Sarum Breviary. O Salutaris, fulgens stella maris, Generans prolem veritatis Solem Mater bonorum clemens famulorum Suscipe … Continue reading →

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Crux Fidelis Terras Cælis

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

This hymn was used as the prosa for Vespers I on the Feast of the Invention (Finding) of the Holy Cross (May 3) in the Sarum Breviary. Crux fidelis terras cælis Miro nectens fœdere, Nos in laude tua gaude Devotos … Continue reading →

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Lætabundus Exultet Fidelis Chorus

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

This hymn was widely used as the Sequence hymn for Christmas in the Middle Ages, and was used as such in the Sarum Missal. It was also used as the hymn for Vespers II on the Feast of the Purification … Continue reading →

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Quod Chorus Vatum Venerandus Olim

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

This hymn was used for Vespers I on the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Sarum Breviary. Quod chorus vatum venerandus olim, Spiritu Sancto cecinit repletus, In Dei factum genitrice constat Esse Maria. Hæc Deum … Continue reading →

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Christi Miles Gloriosus

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

This hymn was used for Lauds on the feast of St. Vincent of Saragossa (Jan. 22) in the Sarum Breviary. Christi miles Gloriosus Levita Vincentius, Ut tribunal sponte rogum Conscendit intrepidus, Cuius salis crepitantis Per corpus minutiæ Sparsim ibant, atque … Continue reading →

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Altissima Providente

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

This hymn is a medieval sequence hymn used for the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Nov. 21). From what I can ascertain it was widely used in different late medieval Missals. It was used for this … Continue reading →

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