Fulgebunt justi et tamquam scintillae

General information

Source of text is Wisdom of Solomon 3:7,8.

Settings by composers

• Andreas Hakenberger SSAATTB or SAATTBB
• Jacob Handl SSATTB
• Cipriano de Rore SATB (variant 1)

Text and translations

Latin text Fulgebunt justi et tamquam scintillæ in arundineto discurrent. Judicabunt nationes, et dominabuntur populis, et regnabit Dominus illorum in perpetuum. Variant 1 Fulgebunt justi et tamquam scintillæ in arundineto discurrent. Judicabunt nationes et regnabunt in æternum.

English translation The souls of the righteous shall shine forth and run to and fro like sparks in the stubble. They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people, and their Lord shall reign for ever. Variant 1 The souls of the righteous shall shine forth and run to and fro like sparks in the stubble. They shall judge the nations and rule over them for ever.