Videntes stellam magi
General information
A Responsory at Matins of Epiphany; it is a variant of Stella quam viderant. The Liber usualis has a shorter Magnificat antiphon for the Octave of Epiphany, identical (except for the Gloria Patri) with the Ambrosian chant.
Settings by composers
- Ambrosian chant see work page for variant
- Mark Chapman (one of a cycle of 3 motets) SATB, uses Ambrosian text
- Orlando di Lasso SSATB (without verse)
- Christopher Upton SATB (plainchant supplied for verse)
Text and translations
Latin text Videntes stellam magi gavisi sunt gaudio magno: |
English translation Seeing the star, the magi rejoiced with great joy; |