Gaudent in coelis

Magnificat antiphon at 2nd vespers for feasts of martyrs.

Settings by composers

Anonymous (Trent manuscript) STT Richard Dering SS Francisco Guerrero SSATB Hans Leo Hassler SATTB Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger S + continuo Orlando di Lasso SATB

Luca Marenzio SATB Philippe de Monte SAATTB (Without the prayer "Sancti Dei omnes ...") Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ATBB (Without the prayer "Sancti Dei omnes ...") José de Torres ST Tomás Luis de Victoria SATB Carl Bonaventura Witzka S solo

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Christoph Straus — Gaudent in cælis a 8

Text and translations

Latin text Gaudent in coelis animae Sanctorum, qui Christi vestigia sunt secuti: et quia pro ejus amore sanguinem suum fuderunt, ideo cum Christo exsultant sine fine. Sancti Dei omnes, orate pro nobis. Alleluia. Hungarian translation A mennyekben örvendeznek a szentek lelkei, akik Krisztus nyomát követték, és mivel az érette való szeretet miatt vérüket ontották, ezért vég nélkül Krisztussal ujjonganak. Isten minden szentjei, imádkozzatok érettünk.

English translation The souls of the saints rejoice in heaven, they who have followed in the footsteps of Christ; and because they shed their blood for love of Him, they rejoice with Christ without end. All you saints of God, pray for us. Alleluia. German translation Die Seelen der Heiligen freuen sich im Himmel, die den Spuren Christi gefolgt sind, und weil sie für seine Liebe ihr Blut vergossen haben, deshalb jubeln sie mit Christus ohne Ende. Halleluja.