Immutemur habitu
General information
Immutemur habitu (cf. Joel 2:13) and Juxta vestibulum et altar (Joel 2:17 & Esther 13:17) are Antiphons for the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday.
Settings by composers
- Bartolomé de Escobedo a 4
- Cristóbal de Morales (2nda pars Juxta vestibulum) SATB or STTB
- See also his Inter vestibulum et altare SATB
- José Maurício Nunes Garcia (Immutemur only) SATB
- Christophorus Potier a 5
Texts and Translations
Latin text Immutemur habitu in cinere et cilicio; jejunemus, et ploremus ante Dominum; |
English translation Let us change our garments for ashes and sackcloth; let us fast and lament before the Lord; |