In omnem terram

General information

Offertory for the feasts of Thomas the Apostle and SS. Simon & Jude (Oct 28). Source of text is Psalm 18:5 (Vulgate) and Romans 10:18.

Settings by composers

• Giovanni Francesco Anerio TTBB, SATB & AATB
• Giovanni Andrea Dragoni TTBB & ATTB
• Johann Michael Haydn SA
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text 18:5  In omnem terram exivit sonus eorum, et in fines orbis terrae verba eorum. Dutch translation Over heel de aarde verspreidt zich hun geluid, tot het einde der aarde zijn hun woorden te horen.

English translation 19:4  Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their words to the ends of the world.

Spanish translation

(Ps. 19,5)
A toda la tierra alcanza su acento,
y a los confines del orbe terráqueo, sus palabras.
Translation by Alejandro Borrego Pérez