Adstant angelorum chori (Horatio W. Parker)

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• (Posted 2021-11-03)  CPDL #66516:     

Editor: Douglas Walczak (submitted 2021-11-03).   Score information: Letter, 33 pages, 373 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Adstant Angelorum Chori
Composer: Horatio W. Parker
Lyricist: Thomas à Kempis
Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1898
Description: 

Original text and translations

Latin text

Adstant angelorum chori,
Laudes cantant Creatori,
Regem cernunt in decore,
amant corde, laudant ore,
Tympanizant, citharizant,
Stant in scalis volant alis,
Sonant nolis, fulgent solis
  Coram summa Trinitate;
Slamnt: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus!
Fugit dolor, cessat planctus
  In superna civitate.

  Concors vox est omnium
  Deum collaudantium
  Fervet amor mentium,
  Clare contuentium
Beatam Trinitatem in una Deitate:
  Quam adorant Seraphim
  Venerantur Cherubim
  Ferventi in amore,
  Ingenti sub honore,
Mirantur nimis throni de tanta majestate.

  O quam praeclara regio
  Et quam decora legio
Ex angelis et hominibus!
  O gloriouso civitas,
  In qua summa tranquillitas;
Lux et pax in cunctis finibus!

Civer hujus civitatis,
Vesti nitent castitatis,
Legem tenent caritatis,
Firmum pactum unitatis,
Non laborant, nil igorant,
Non tentantur, nec vexantur;
Semper sani, semper laeti,
Cunctis bonis sunt repleti!