Ante ortum fuerat (Wendelin Kessler)

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• (Posted 2023-04-08)  CPDL #73403:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2023-04-08).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 65 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Ante ortum fuerat
Composer: Wendelin Kessler
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1582
Description: Published by Zacharias Lehmann, Wittenbrg, 1582. Paraphrase of the opening of St John's Gospel.

Original text and translations

Latin text Ante ortum fuerat caeli terraeque profundae Consessu in sacro triadas Deus ipse parentis Supremi verbum lucis veraeque perennis. Autor dum mundo vitam lucemque ministrat, Humanam massam summo dignatur honore Aeternoque illam copulat sibi foedere verbum.

English translation

Before the heavens were created, or, far below, the earth,
In the holy union of the Trinity, God himself existed
As the word of the sublime father and of the true eternal light.
When the creator of the world made life and light,
He saw humanity as worthy of the highest honour:
An indissoluble bond unites the word [Christ] and humankind.

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German translation

Vor Anbeginn des Himmels und der tiefen Erde,
in der heiligen Versammlung der Dreieinigkeit existierte Gott selbst
als des höchsten Vaters Wort und des wahren, ewigen Lichtes.
Als der Schöpfer der Welt Leben und Licht verlieh,
hielt er die Menge der Menschen der höchsten Ehre für würdig,
und in ewigem Bund verbindet sich ihr das Wort [Christus].

  

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