Stella quam viderant

General information

Responsory for Matins at Epiphany.

Settings by composers

• Jan Le Febure SSATTB
• Iacopo Corfini SSAATB or SSATTB
• Jacob Handl SSATTB
• Philippe de Monte SSAATTB
• Giovanni Battista Mosto AATTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATTB
• Peter Philips SSATB (with Alleluya)
• Jacob Regnart
  • a 4 SSsT or AAAT (1st half)
  • a 5 SSATB or AATTB "videntes autem stellam, gavisi…"
• Costanzo Porta SATB

See also Videntes stellam magi.

Text and translations

Latin text Stella quam viderant/[viderunt] Magi in Oriente antecedebat eos donec venirent ad locum ubi puer erat. Videntes autem eum/[eam]/[stellam] Gavisi sunt gaudio magno. Et intrantes domum invenerunt Puerum cum Maria mater ejus et procidentes adoraverunt eum Gavisi sunt gaudio magno. (Gregofacsimil at gregobase adds Gloria Patri)

English translation The star which the Wise Men had seen/[saw] in the East went before them until they might come to the place where the Child was. And seeing him/[it]/[the star] They rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And entering into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother: and falling down, they worshipped him They rejoiced with exceeding great joy.