Regnum mundi

General information

Motet for the feast of a saint other than a virgin.

Settings by composers

• Felice Anerio SATB
• Orlando di Lasso SAATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Regnum mundi, et omnem ornatum saeculi contempsi propter amorem Domini mei Jesu Christi: quem vidi, quem amavi, in quem credidi, quem dilexi.

English translation I despised the kingdom of the world, and all the beauty of the world, for love of the Lord Jesus Christ: whom I saw, whom I loved, in whom I have believed, in whom I have delighted.