Omnes de Saba

Omnes de Saba with its verse Surge illuminare (Surge et illuminare in modern chant books) is the Gradual for Epiphany. The text is from Isaiah 60:6 & 1. There is also a Responsorium breve, "Omnes de Saba venient: Alleluia. Aurum et thus deferentes", said at the hour of Sext.

Settings

• Giovanni Matteo Asola TTBB & SATB
• Josef von Eybler SATB & orchestra
• J. Lee Graham SATB
• Jacob Handl SATTB
• Johann Michael Haydn SATB
• Orlando di Lasso SATB.SATB (with verse Reges Tarsis)
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia SATB
• Scott Villard SAA

Surge (et) illuminare

• William Byrd AATB
• Corteccia SATTB
• Crecquillon a 4
• Francisco Guerrero capitulum in plainchant
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB.SATB or ATTB.ATTB
• Hieronymus Praetorius SATB.SATB
• Vincenzo Ruffo SATTTB

There is a parody mass Surge et illuminare by Pierre de Manchicourt.

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Franz Xaver Richter — Omnes de Saba
• Scott Villard — Five Magi Antiphons

Text and translations

Latin text Omnes de Saba venient aurum et thus deferentes et laudem annuntiantes Domini. V: Surge et illuminare Jerusalem Quia Gloria Domini super te orta est, gloria Domini Alleluja.

English translation All they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to the Lord. V: Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.