O Rex gloriae

General Information

Antiphon to the Magnificat for Second Vespers at Ascension

Musical settings at CPDL

Estêvão de Brito SATB.SATB All editions withdrawn Giovanni Bassano ATB.ATTB (Second part) William Byrd AATTB Andrea Gabrieli SAATB or ATTTB Jean Guyot SAAT

Luca Marenzio SATB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB Christoph Straus SSAAT.SATBB Francisco Valls Solo tenor, 2 violins & bc Samuel Webbe SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Melchior Franck — O Rex gloriae
• James Gordon — O Rex gloriae

Text and translations

Latin text O Rex gloriae, Domine virtutum, qui triumphator hodie super omnes coelos ascendisti; ne derelinquas nos orphanos, sed mitte promissum Patris in nos, spiritum veritatis. Alleluia.

English translation O King of glory, Lord of all power, Who ascended to heaven on this day triumphant over all; Do not leave us as orphans, But send us the Father’s promise, The spirit of truth. Alleluia.

German translation O ruhmreicher König, Herr der Tugend, der du heute im Triumph alle Himmel erstiegen hast, lasse uns nicht als Waisen zurück, sondern sende uns das Versprechen des Vaters, den Geist der Wahrheit. Alleluja. Translation by Gerhard Weydt