A solis ortus cardine

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"
This hymn was translated by Luther in 1524 and published in his first collection of hymns: "Christum wir sollen loben schon"

Settings by composers

• Gilles Binchois
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Original text and translations

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

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

¹Castae

²Enititur (not in Palestrina)

³Concepit alvo Filium.

⁴Quem ventre Matris gestiens, (not in Palestrina)

⁵baptismata clausum senserat (not in Palestrina)

⁶Et lacte modicus pastus est

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 translation

Christum wir sollen loben schon,
Der reinen Magd Marien Sohn,
Soweit die liebe Sonne leucht't
Und an aller Welt Ende reicht.

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