Ecce sacerdos (antiphon)

General information

Antiphon at 2nd Vespers for the Common of a Confessor Bishop.

Settings by composers

Edward Elgar SATB Francesco Feroci TTB José Maurício Nunes Garcia SATB (adds variant 1) José Maurício Nunes Garcia SATB

José Maurício Nunes Garcia SATB.SATB (adds variant 1) Ben Heffer SATB Tomás Luis de Victoria SATB Samuel Webbe TB

For the responsory used at the reception of a bishop, see Ecce sacerdos magnus.

Texts and Translations

Latin text Ecce sacerdos magnus, qui in diebus suis placuit Deo, et inventus est justus; Variant 1 et in tempore iracundiae factus est reconciliatio. Portuguese translation Eis um grande sacerdote, que em seus dias agradou a Deus, e foi julgado justo e perfeito; Variant 1 no tempo da ira tornou-se o elo de reconciliação.

English translation Behold a great priest, who in his days pleased God, and was found righteous; Variant 1 and in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation. German translation Seht, das ist der Hohepriester, der in seinen Tagen Gott gefiel und gerecht gefunden ward; Variant 1 und zur Zeit des Zornes trat er auf als Mittler der Versöhnung.