Ecce sacerdos (antiphon)

General information

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

Settings by composers

Edward Elgar SATB with organ Francesco Feroci TTB José Maurício Nunes Garcia I a 4 SATB (adds variant 1) II a 4 SATB a 8 SATB.SATB (adds variant 1)

Ben Heffer SATB & keyboard Tomás Luis de Victoria SATB Samuel Webbe TB & organ

The mass by Palestrina uses the opening of this chant as a cantus firmus.

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

Text 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.