Sicut ovis ad occisionem

General information

1st of the Responsories for Holy Saturday

Settings by composers

• Carlo Gesualdo SSATTB
• Ludovico da Viadana SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Francesco Maria Guaitoli — Sicut ovis ad occisionem
• Johann Michael Haydn — Sicut ovis
• Jan Dismas Zelenka — Responsories for Holy Saturday, ZWV 55:19-27
• Jan Dismas Zelenka — Sicut ovis ad occisionem, ZWV 55:19

Text and translations

Latin text Sicut ovis ad occisionem ductus est, et dum male tractaretur non aperuit os suum; traditus est ad mortem ut vivificaret populum suum. Tradidit in mortem animam suam, et inter iniquos reputatus est. Ut vivificaret populum suum.

English translation He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, mistreated, but he opened not his mouth; He was delivered over to death so as to give life to his people. He delivered his soul unto death, and was counted among the malefactors. To quicken his people.