Officium de Cruce (Loyset Compère)

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  • (Posted 2015-06-30)  CPDL #35936:      (XML)
Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2015-06-30).   Score information: A4, 13 pages, 362 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes:

Excerpt: Adoramus te

  • (Posted 2021-02-15)  CPDL #62926:       
Editor: Corinne Cooze (submitted 2021-02-15).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 173 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Direct Transcription for S/ATTB or SATB with low E in Alto.
  • (Posted 2021-02-19)  CPDL #63033:      Soprano:   Alto:   Tenor:   Bass:    
Editor: Corinne Cooze (submitted 2021-02-19).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 179 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Raised m3 to better suit SATB choirs.
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Editor: Corinne Cooze (submitted 2021-02-15).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 175 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Raised P4 from original.

General Information

Title: Officium de Cruce
Composer: Loyset Compère
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: ATTB
Genre: SacredOffice hymn

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1503 in Motetti de passione de cruce (Ottaviano Petrucci), no. 21
    2nd published: 1538 in Selectae Harmoniae quatuor vocum de Passione Domini (Georg Rhau), no. 6
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Original text and translations

For translations see also the Hours of the Cross at Preces-latinae.org

Latin.png Latin text

In nomine Jesu omne genuflectatur,
cælestium, terrestrium, et infernorum,
quia Dominus factus est pro nobis
obœdiens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis.

Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi,
quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum.
Qui passus est pro nobis,
miserere nobis.

Patris sapientia, veritas divina,
Deus homo captus est hora matutina.
Notis a discipulis cito derelictus,
a Iudæis traditus, venditus et afflictus.

Hora prima ductus est Jesus ad Pilatum,
et a falsis testibus multum accusatum,
colaphis percutiunt manibus ligatum,
vultum Dei conspuunt lumen cæli gratum.

Crucifige, clamitant hora tertiarum:
illusus induitur veste purpurarum,
caput eius pungitur corona spinarum.
Crucem portans humeris ad loca poenarum.

Hora sexta Iesus est in cruce clavatus
et est cum latronibus morti deputatus.
Præ tormentis sitiens felle saturatus,
agnus crimen diluens sic ludificatus.

Hora nona Dominus Iesus expiravit,
Heli clamans, spiritum patri commendavit.
Latus eius lancea miles perforavit,
terra tunc contremuit et sol obscuravit.

De cruce deponitur hora vespertina.
Fortitudo latuit in mente divina,
talem mortem subiit vitæ medicina.
Heu, corona gloriæ iacuit supina.

Hora completorii datur sepulturæ,
corpus Christi nobile, spes vitæ futuræ
conditur aromate: complentur Scripturæ.
Iugis sit memoria mortis mihi curæ.