Descendit angelus
General information
Responsory for the Nativity of John the Baptist, based on Luke 1:11-13.
Settings by composers
- Tomás Luis de Victoria SSATB
- Nicolas de Wismes SAATB
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Hilaire Penet — Descendit angelus
Text and translations
Latin text Descendit angelus Domini ad Zachariam dicens Variants1. Victoria has "Ne timeas quoniam exaudita est"; Wismes has "Ne timeas Zacharia exaudita est". |
English translation The angel of the Lord appeared to Zacharias, saying: |
German translation Der Engel des Herrn stieg hinab zu Zacharias |
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