is a responsorial from the Matins for Christmas
in Latin: O magnum mysterium,
et admirabile sacramentum,
ut animalia viderent Dominum natum,
jacentem in praesepio!
Beata Virgo, cujus viscera
meruerunt portare
Dominum Christum.
Alleluia.
In English: O magnum mysterium,
et admirabile sacramentum,
ut animalia viderent Dominum natum,
jacentem in praesepio!
Beata Virgo, cujus viscera
meruerunt portare
Dominum Christum.
Alleluia.
In Music
First, from Tomas Luis de Victoria, perhaps the most famous setting:
By Elizabethan composer William Byrd:
By Giovanni Gabrieli:
And, hoping you are still here, my favorite setting, by American composer Morten Lauridsen:
A musical Merry Christmas to all - even if like me you do not consider yourself Christian, you may well be moved by these musical gifts of love and honor.
Peace.