Omnes superni ordines – * Primum virtutes igneae (Ludwig Senfl)

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• (Posted 2020-12-30)  CPDL #62144:         

Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2020-12-30).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 130 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A semi-diplomatic edition. The verses not set as polyphony set to a chant melody that according to Bruno Stäblein: Monumenta Monodica Medii Aevi, bd. I, Hymnen. Kassel und Basel 1956, 674, 247 (mel) was used for this hymn. The chant closely resembles the melodic material in Senfls setting.

General Information

Title: Omnes superni ordines – * Primum virtutes igneae
Composer: Ludwig Senfl
Lyricist: Notcer Balbulus^{create page}

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Office hymn

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

    Manuscript 1510 –1535 in 72 Sacred Songs (BSB Mus.ms. 52)
First published: c. 1530
Description: A hymn for vespers at All Saints according to the praxis of Freising in the early 16-th. century from BSB Mus.ms. 52. 2 verse (Primum virtutem)and 4 verse set as polyphony probably by Senfl. The other verses used at these vespers according to the use of Freising included as monody.

Original text and translations

Latin text

Omnes superni ordines,*
Quibus dicatur hie dies,
Mille milleni millies,
Vestros audite supplices.

Primum virtutes ignae*
Mox repletae scientiae
Exin juvate nos prece
Sessiones Dominicae.

Dum nos coelestes Domini,
et principes praevalidi,
Potentiaque praediti
Estote nobis placidi.

Hinc dictati virtutibus,*
Vosque tremendi nutibus
Et fulgorosi vultibus,
Christi favete plebibus.

Omnes quos Dei gratia
Ab hac exemit patria,
Bona donate coelestia,
Nostra laxate crimina.

Tu pater assis Abraham,*
Claram regens prospiam,
Cum ipsis necessariam
Nobis precando veniam.

Tandem David hymnidicis
Hinc inde stipatus choris,
Pulcher coronis regiis,
Cunctis succure miseris.

Sacer adesto flagitans*
Coetus futura praedicans,
Nobis Christum concilians,
In coelo jam tripudians,

Omnes, dum carnem induit,
Quos Christus praesens docuit,
Quosque absentes imbuit,
Erigite, qui coruit.

Nostros supreme claviger
Et novae pacis legifer,
Omnisque Christi crucifer:
Aetus mundate pariter.

Nunc omne sacerdotium
Primus ordo Pontificium
Clerum ducendo subditum,
Fletum tergite supplicum.

Nunc posce nobis Genitrix
Omnisque carnis domitrix,
Ut cesset culpa perditrix.
Et plebs solvatur debitrix.

Istud concede Trinitas,
Et indivisa unitas,
Domus regens pacificas
Aetates per interminas. Amen.

The complete hymn according to: Thesaurus monumentorum ecclesiasticorum et historicorum ..., Bd.2. Antwerpen 1725, pag. 218.
D.P.N Notkeri Balbuli hymnus de omnibus Sanctis antari solitus.

(Verses marked with * after first-line used for the Vesper according to Scamnalia... Some of the verses are slightly different in the Breviar.)
(Extra final verse used in Scamnalia ...)

Deo Patri sit gloria
eiusquem soli filio:
cum Spiritu paraclito:
et nunc et in perpetuum.