Ascendit Deus in jubilatione

General information

Offertory for Ascension and Easter VII.
Source of text is Psalm 46:5 (Vulgate) and Psalm 102:19a (Vulgate).

Settings by composers

Gregorian chant I II William Byrd a 5 I AATTB a 5 II AATTB and SSATB Francisco Guerrero SAATB (Secunda pars)

Jacob Handl TTTBB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Peter Philips Ferdinand Schaller Tomás Luis de Victoria SATTB (Secunda pars) Franz Xaver Witt

Text and translations

Latin text Ps. 46:5  Ascendit Deus in jubilatione, et Dominus in voce tubae. Dedit dona hominibus. Alleluia. Ps. 102:19a  Dominus in caelo paravit sedem suam. Alleluia.

English translation Ps. 47:5  God is gone up with a merry noise, and the Lord with the sound of the trumpet. He gave gifts to men. Alleluia. Ps. 103:19a  The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven. Alleluia.