Beatus vir, qui suffert

General information

Motet for the feast of a martyr. Source of text is James 1:12.

Settings by composers

• Andrea Gabrieli SATB
• Jan Tollius SSATB

Text and translations

Latin text Beatus vir, qui suffert tentationem: quoniam cum probatus fuerit, accipiet coronam vitae, quam repromisit Deus diligentibus se.

English translation Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.