O pulcre facies
FORM | Antiphon for Virgins |
DIFFICULTY | Easy/Medium |
LENGTH | Medium |
SOURCE | Riesencodex f.471 recto |
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TEXT AND TRANSLATION
O pulcre facies Deum aspicientes et in aurora edificantes, o beate virgines, quam nobiles estis, in quibus rex se consideravit, cum in vobis omnia celestia ornamenta presignavit, ubi etiam suavissimus hortus estis, in omnibus ornamentis redolentes. |
O lovely faces gazing upon God and serving Him in the daybreak, O blessed virgins how noble are you on whom the king settled when he marked you out with every heavenly adornment, to be a balm-scented garden, casting perfume from every inflorescence. |
Musical transcription by Allison Mondel
Latin translation by Hugh McElroy
© Eya Medieval Music