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==General information==
==General information==
This famous hymn was written by Caelius Sedulius (d c 450) and is used for Lauds during the Christmas season. It is interesting to note that the hymn text has the peculiar feature that the stanzas begin with successive letters of the alphabet: ''A'', ''Beatus'', ''Castae'', ''Domus'', ''Enixa'', ''Foeno'', ''Gaudet'', etc., the device being known as: acrostichon. Sedulius called his poem "Paean Alphabeticus de Christo"<br >
This famous hymn was written by Caelius Sedulius (d. circa 450) with its stanzas starting with each subsequent letter of the Latin alphabet, 23 in total; a device known as ''abecedarius'' or ''acrostichon''.
This hymn was translated by Luther in 1524 and published in his first collection of hymns; settings of this version are listed on the text page "[[Christum wir sollen loben schon]]".
Sedulius called his poem ''Paean Alphabeticus de Christo''.
 
Two parts from it entered Catholic liturgy:
 
* ''A solis ortus cardine'', used for Lauds during the Christmas season, consisting of stanzas 1-7, followed by a new closing stanza (a doxology);
* ''[[Hostis Herodes impie]]'', the Vesper hymn for Epiphany, consisting of stanzas 8, 9, 11 and 13, once again followed by a doxology.
 
Hence, settings of ''A solus ortus cardine'' are usually of this 8-stanza form, or some of its stanzas.
 
In this form, it was translated by Luther and published in his first collection of hymns (1524) as ''[[Christum wir sollen loben schon]]''.


==Settings by composers==
==Settings by composers==
{{top}}
*[[A solis ortus cardine (Anonymous)|Anonymous 14c, Trent 88]] STT or STTT
*[[A solis ortus cardine a 3 (Gilles Binchois)|Gilles Binchois (3 vv)]] (single verse)
*[[A solis ortus cardine a 3 (Gilles Binchois)|Gilles Binchois (3 vv)]] (single verse)
*[[A solis ortus cardine a 4 (Gilles Binchois)|Gilles Binchois (SATB)]] (single verse)
*[[A solis ortus cardine a 4 (Gilles Binchois)|Gilles Binchois (SATB)]] (single verse)
*[[A solis ortus (Adrianus Petit Coclico)|Adrien Petit Coclico]] (STTT, v.1 only)
*[[A solis ortus (Adrianus Petit Coclico)|Adrien Petit Coclico]] (STTT, v. 1 only)
*in [[Innario RPS (Carlotta Ferrari)]] (2016)
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*[[Domus pudici pectoris (Heinrich Finck)]] a 4, verse 4
*[[A solis ortus cardine (William Mundy)|William Mundy]] SAT[T]B even verses, tenor editorially reconstructed
*[[A solis ortus cardine (José Maurício Nunes Garcia)|José Maurício Nunes Garcia]] (SATB, org., even verses)
*[[A solis ortus cardine (José Maurício Nunes Garcia)|José Maurício Nunes Garcia]] (SATB, org., even verses)
*[[From lands that see the sun arise (Charles H. Giffen)|Charles H. Giffen]], SATB with descant, in English (J.M. Neale)
*[[A solis ortus cardine (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]] (odd vv. for SATB)
*[[A solis ortus cardine (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]] (odd vv. for SATB)
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==Original text and translations==
==Text and translations==
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{{top}}{{Text|Latin|
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A solis ortus cardine
{{Text|Latin}}
Ad usque terrae limitem
 
Christum canamus Principem,
 
Natum Maria Virgine.
 
A solis ortus cardine<br>
Ad usque terrae limitem<br>
Christum canamus Principem,<br>
Natum Maria Virgine. <br>
 
Beatus auctor saeculi<br>
Servile corpus induit,<br>
Ut carne carnem liberans<br>
Non perderet quod condidit. <br>
 
Clausae<sup>1</sup> parentis viscera<br>
Caelestis intrat gratia;<br>
Venter puellae baiulat<br>
Secreta quae non noverat. <br>


Domus pudici pectoris<br>
Beatus auctor saeculi
Templum repente fit Dei;<br>
Servile corpus induit,
Intacta nesciens virum<br>
Ut carne carnem liberans
Verbo concepit Filium.<sup>2</sup> <br>
Non perderet quod condidit.


Enixa<sup>3</sup> est puerpera<br>
Clausae<sup>1</sup> parentis viscera
Quem Gabriel praedixerat,<br>
Caelestis intrat gratia;
Quem matris alvo gestiens<sup>4</sup><br>
Venter puellae baiulat
Clausus Ioannes senserat.<sup>5</sup> <br>
Secreta quae non noverat.


Foeno iacere pertulit,<br>
Domus pudici pectoris
Praesepe non abhorruit,<br>
Templum repente fit Dei;
Parvoque lacte pastus est<sup>6</sup><br>
Intacta nesciens virum
Per quem nec ales esurit. <br>
Verbo concepit Filium.<sup>2</sup>


Gaudet chorus caelestium<br>
Enixa<sup>3</sup> est puerpera
Et Angeli canunt Deum,<br>
Quem Gabriel praedixerat,
Palamque fit pastoribus<br>
Quem matris alvo gestiens<sup>4</sup>
Pastor, Creator omnium. <br>
Clausus Ioannes senserat.<sup>5</sup>


Iesu, tibi sit gloria,<br>
Foeno iacere pertulit,
Qui natus es de Virgine,<br>
Praesepe non abhorruit,
Cum Patre et almo Spiritu,<br>
Parvoque lacte pastus est<sup>6</sup>
In sempiterna saecula. Amen.<br>
Per quem nec ales esurit.


</td>
Gaudet chorus caelestium
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Et Angeli canunt Deum,
{{Translation|English}}
Palamque fit pastoribus
''Supplied by [[User:Mick Swithinbank|Mick Swithinbank]] with thanks to Jamie Reid Baxter for much help''
Pastor, Creator omnium.


From the rising of the sun<br>
Iesu, tibi sit gloria,
to the ends of the earth,<br>
Qui natus es de Virgine,
let us sing of Christ the Prince,<br>
Cum Patre et almo Spiritu,
In sempiterna saecula. Amen.}}
{{mdl|3}}
{{Translation|English|
From the rising of the sun
to the ends of the earth,
let us sing of Christ the Prince,
born of the Virgin Mary.
born of the Virgin Mary.
   
   
The blessed creator of the world<br>
The blessed creator of the world
put on a servant’s body,<br>
put on a servant’s body,
so that, liberating the flesh through taking flesh,<br>
so that, liberating the flesh through taking flesh,
he would not lose what he had made.
he would not lose what he had made.
   
   
The virgin mother's belly<br>
The virgin mother's belly
is filled with heavenly grace;<br>
is filled with heavenly grace;
the girl’s womb carries<br>
the girl’s womb carries
secrets which she has not known.
secrets which she has not known.
   
   
The modest dwelling of her body<br>
The modest dwelling of her body
becomes God’s new temple;<br>
becomes God’s new temple;
untouched, not knowing a man,<br>
untouched, not knowing a man,
at a word she conceived the Son in her womb.
at a word she conceived the Son in her womb.
   
   
By her birth pangs she brought forth<br>
By her birth pangs she brought forth
the one whom Gabriel had foretold,<br>
the one whom Gabriel had foretold,
and whom the Baptist, leaping within the womb,<br>
and whom the Baptist, leaping within the womb,
had recognised as Lord.
had recognised as Lord.


He consented to lie in the hay;<br>
He consented to lie in the hay;
he did not shrink from the manger;<br>
he did not shrink from the manger;
and with little milk he was fed,<br>
and with little milk he was fed,
who does not allow even the birds to hunger.
who does not allow even the birds to hunger.
   
   
The heavenly chorus rejoices,<br>
The heavenly chorus rejoices,
and the angels sing God's praise,<br>
and the angels sing God's praise,
and to the shepherds is now made known<br>
and to the shepherds is now made known
the Shepherd who is the creator of all.
the Shepherd who is the creator of all.
   
   
Jesus, to you be glory,<br>
Jesus, to you be glory,
who are born of a virgin,<br>
who are born of a virgin,
with the Father and the loving Spirit,<br>
with the Father and the loving Spirit,
for eternal ages. Amen.
for eternal ages. Amen.}}{{Translator|Mick Swithinbank}}
</td>
:''with thanks to Jamie Reid Baxter for much help''
</tr></table>
{{mdl|3}}
{{Translation|English|
From lands that see the sun arise,
To earth’s remotest boundaries,
The virgin born today we sing,
The Son of Mary, Christ the King.


'''Changes''' by [[Pope Urban VIII]] in 1632 to the [[Roman Breviary]] (some incorporated by Palestrina):
Blest Author of this earthly frame,
:<sup>1</sup>''Castae''
To take a servant’s form He came,
:<sup>2</sup>''Enititur'' (not in Palestrina)
That liberating flesh by flesh,
:<sup>3</sup>''Concepit alvo Filium.''
Whom He had made might live afresh.
:<sup>4</sup>''Quem ventre Matris gestiens,'' (not in Palestrina)
:<sup>5</sup>''baptismata clausum senserat'' (not in Palestrina)
:<sup>6</sup>''Et lacte modicus pastus est''


In that chaste parent’s holy womb,
Celestial grace hath found its home:
And she, as earthly bride unknown,
Yet call that Offspring blest her own.


{{Translation|Dutch}}
The mansion of the modest breast
Becomes a shrine where God shall rest:
The pure and undefiled one
Conceived in her womb the Son.


''Vanwaar de zon opgaat<br>
That Son, that royal Son she bore,
tot aan het einde van de aarde<br>
Whom Gabriel’s voice had told afore:
laten wij zingen voor Christus, onze vorst<br>
Whom, in his Mother yet concealed,
die geboren is uit de maagd Maria.
The Infant Baptist had revealed.
''


The manger and the straw He bore,
The cradle did He not abhor:
A little milk His infant fare
Who feedeth even each fowl of air.


{{Translation|German}}
The heavenly chorus filled the sky,
The angels sang to God on high,
What time to shepherds watching lone
They made creation’s Shepherd known.


''Christum wir sollen loben schon,<br>
All honor, laud, and glory be,
Der reinen Magd Marien Sohn,<br>
O Jesu, virgin born, to Thee;
Soweit die liebe Sonne leucht't<br>
All glory, as is ever meet,
Und an aller Welt Ende reicht.<br>
To the Father and to Paraclete.}}
''
{{Translator|John Mason Neale}}
 
{{btm}}
 
'''Changes''' by [[Pope Urban VIII]] in 1632 to the [[Roman Breviary]] (some incorporated by Palestrina):
{{Translation|Hungarian}}
:<sup>1</sup> ''Castae''
 
:<sup>2</sup> ''Enititur'' (not in Palestrina)
Naptámadat mesgyéitől<br>
:<sup>3</sup> ''Concepit alvo Filium.''
A föld végső határaig<br>
:<sup>4</sup> ''Quem ventre Matris gestiens,'' (not in Palestrina)
Krisztust daloljuk, a Királyt,<br>
:<sup>5</sup> ''baptismata clausum senserat'' (not in Palestrina)
Szűz Máriának egy Fiát.<br>
:<sup>6</sup> ''Et lacte modicus pastus est''
{{top}}
{{Translation|Hungarian|
Naptámadat mesgyéitől
A föld végső határaig
Krisztust daloljuk, a Királyt,
Szűz Máriának egy Fiát.


A boldog Úr, az Alkotó,<br>
A boldog Úr, az Alkotó,
Magára szolgatestet ölt:<br>
Magára szolgatestet ölt:
A húst a hús hadd mentse meg,<br>
A húst a hús hadd mentse meg,
S ne vesszen el, kit alkotott.<br>
S ne vesszen el, kit alkotott.


A Szűzanyának belsején<br>
A Szűzanyának belsején
Megszáll az égi kegyelem.<br>
Megszáll az égi kegyelem.
Hord a Leány szíve alatt<br>
Hord a Leány szíve alatt
Soha nem ismert titkokat.<br>
Soha nem ismert titkokat.


Szemérmes szíve hajloka<br>
Szemérmes szíve hajloka
Immár az Isten temploma.<br>
Immár az Isten temploma.
Ki sosem ismert férfiút,<br>
Ki sosem ismert férfiút,
Angyal-igén fogant fiút.<br>
Angyal-igén fogant fiút.


A Szűz megszülte Gyermekét,<br>
A Szűz megszülte Gyermekét,
Kit Gábor angyal megígért,<br>
Kit Gábor angyal megígért,
Kit János érzett boldogan<br>
Kit János érzett boldogan
Már anyja méhe rejtekén.<br>
Már anyja méhe rejtekén.


Hitvány jászolba fektetik,<br>
Hitvány jászolba fektetik,
Szénától sem húzódozik,<br>
Szénától sem húzódozik,
Ki a madárnak enni ád:<br>
Ki a madárnak enni ád:
Egy csöppnyi tejjel jóllakik.<br>
Egy csöppnyi tejjel jóllakik.


Újjong az égiek kara,<br>
Újjong az égiek kara,
Ünneplik zengő angyalok,<br>
Ünneplik zengő angyalok,
S a pásztoroknak felragyog<br>
S a pásztoroknak felragyog
A mindeneknek Pásztora.<br>
A mindeneknek Pásztora.}}
{{mdl|3}}
{{Translation|Dutch|
Vanwaar de zon opgaat
tot aan het einde van de aarde
laten wij zingen voor Christus, onze vorst
die geboren is uit de maagd Maria.}}
{{mdl|3}}{{Translation|German|
See [[Christum wir sollen loben schon]].}}
{{btm}}


==External links==
==External links==
''add links here''
* ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_solis_ortus_cardine A solis ortus cardine (Wikipedia)]'' contains the full text of the 23 stanzas with an English translation;
* [https://books.google.nl/books?id=By0LAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA14&ots=mBvgpFoFih&dq=%22Rivos%20cruoris%20torridi%22&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The Manuscripts of Sedulius: A Provisional Handlist'', by Carl P. E. Springer (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume 85 part 5)], mentions the hymn's history and lists manuscripts in which it appears.


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Revision as of 17:39, 19 October 2018

General information

This famous hymn was written by Caelius Sedulius (d. circa 450) with its stanzas starting with each subsequent letter of the Latin alphabet, 23 in total; a device known as abecedarius or acrostichon. Sedulius called his poem Paean Alphabeticus de Christo.

Two parts from it entered Catholic liturgy:

  • A solis ortus cardine, used for Lauds during the Christmas season, consisting of stanzas 1-7, followed by a new closing stanza (a doxology);
  • Hostis Herodes impie, the Vesper hymn for Epiphany, consisting of stanzas 8, 9, 11 and 13, once again followed by a doxology.

Hence, settings of A solus ortus cardine are usually of this 8-stanza form, or some of its stanzas.

In this form, it was translated by Luther and published in his first collection of hymns (1524) as Christum wir sollen loben schon.

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Text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

A solis ortus cardine
Ad usque terrae limitem
Christum canamus Principem,
Natum Maria Virgine.

Beatus auctor saeculi
Servile corpus induit,
Ut carne carnem liberans
Non perderet quod condidit.

Clausae1 parentis viscera
Caelestis intrat gratia;
Venter puellae baiulat
Secreta quae non noverat.

Domus pudici pectoris
Templum repente fit Dei;
Intacta nesciens virum
Verbo concepit Filium.2

Enixa3 est puerpera
Quem Gabriel praedixerat,
Quem matris alvo gestiens4
Clausus Ioannes senserat.5

Foeno iacere pertulit,
Praesepe non abhorruit,
Parvoque lacte pastus est6
Per quem nec ales esurit.

Gaudet chorus caelestium
Et Angeli canunt Deum,
Palamque fit pastoribus
Pastor, Creator omnium.

Iesu, tibi sit gloria,
Qui natus es de Virgine,
Cum Patre et almo Spiritu,
In sempiterna saecula. Amen.

English.png English translation

From the rising of the sun
to the ends of the earth,
let us sing of Christ the Prince,
born of the Virgin Mary.
 
The blessed creator of the world
put on a servant’s body,
so that, liberating the flesh through taking flesh,
he would not lose what he had made.
 
The virgin mother's belly
is filled with heavenly grace;
the girl’s womb carries
secrets which she has not known.
 
The modest dwelling of her body
becomes God’s new temple;
untouched, not knowing a man,
at a word she conceived the Son in her womb.
 
By her birth pangs she brought forth
the one whom Gabriel had foretold,
and whom the Baptist, leaping within the womb,
had recognised as Lord.

He consented to lie in the hay;
he did not shrink from the manger;
and with little milk he was fed,
who does not allow even the birds to hunger.
 
The heavenly chorus rejoices,
and the angels sing God's praise,
and to the shepherds is now made known
the Shepherd who is the creator of all.
 
Jesus, to you be glory,
who are born of a virgin,
with the Father and the loving Spirit,
for eternal ages. Amen.

Translation by Mick Swithinbank
with thanks to Jamie Reid Baxter for much help
English.png English translation

From lands that see the sun arise,
To earth’s remotest boundaries,
The virgin born today we sing,
The Son of Mary, Christ the King.

Blest Author of this earthly frame,
To take a servant’s form He came,
That liberating flesh by flesh,
Whom He had made might live afresh.

In that chaste parent’s holy womb,
Celestial grace hath found its home:
And she, as earthly bride unknown,
Yet call that Offspring blest her own.

The mansion of the modest breast
Becomes a shrine where God shall rest:
The pure and undefiled one
Conceived in her womb the Son.

That Son, that royal Son she bore,
Whom Gabriel’s voice had told afore:
Whom, in his Mother yet concealed,
The Infant Baptist had revealed.

The manger and the straw He bore,
The cradle did He not abhor:
A little milk His infant fare
Who feedeth even each fowl of air.

The heavenly chorus filled the sky,
The angels sang to God on high,
What time to shepherds watching lone
They made creation’s Shepherd known.

All honor, laud, and glory be,
O Jesu, virgin born, to Thee;
All glory, as is ever meet,
To the Father and to Paraclete.

Translation by John Mason Neale

Changes by Pope Urban VIII in 1632 to the Roman Breviary (some incorporated by Palestrina):

1 Castae
2 Enititur (not in Palestrina)
3 Concepit alvo Filium.
4 Quem ventre Matris gestiens, (not in Palestrina)
5 baptismata clausum senserat (not in Palestrina)
6 Et lacte modicus pastus est
Hungarian.png Hungarian translation

Naptámadat mesgyéitől
A föld végső határaig
Krisztust daloljuk, a Királyt,
Szűz Máriának egy Fiát.

A boldog Úr, az Alkotó,
Magára szolgatestet ölt:
A húst a hús hadd mentse meg,
S ne vesszen el, kit alkotott.

A Szűzanyának belsején
Megszáll az égi kegyelem.
Hord a Leány szíve alatt
Soha nem ismert titkokat.

Szemérmes szíve hajloka
Immár az Isten temploma.
Ki sosem ismert férfiút,
Angyal-igén fogant fiút.

A Szűz megszülte Gyermekét,
Kit Gábor angyal megígért,
Kit János érzett boldogan
Már anyja méhe rejtekén.

Hitvány jászolba fektetik,
Szénától sem húzódozik,
Ki a madárnak enni ád:
Egy csöppnyi tejjel jóllakik.

Újjong az égiek kara,
Ünneplik zengő angyalok,
S a pásztoroknak felragyog
A mindeneknek Pásztora.

Dutch.png Dutch translation

Vanwaar de zon opgaat
tot aan het einde van de aarde
laten wij zingen voor Christus, onze vorst
die geboren is uit de maagd Maria.

German.png German translation

External links