Stetit angelus

General information

Offertory on the feast of St Michael and All Angels.
Also a psalm antiphon (using the first line only).

Source of text: Revelation 8: 3-4.

Settings by composers

• Ludovico Balbi TTBB or SATB (omits last phrase)
• Michael Deiss SATB (secunda pars of Venit Michael archangelus; only sets the first line.)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATTB
• José de Torres Soprano solo + continuo.

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Michael Kraf — Stetit Angelus iuxta aram templi
• Benno Widmann — Stetit angelus

Text and translations

Latin text Stetit angelus juxta aram templi habens thuribulum aureum in manu sua, et data sunt ei incensa multa, et ascendit fumus aromatum in conspectu Dei.

English translation An angel stood near the sanctuary of the Temple holding a golden thurible in his hand, and he was given much incense, and aromatic smoke rose in the sight of God.