Ascendens Christus in altum
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General information
Responsory for Matins at Ascension.
Source of text is Ephesians 4:8, Psalm 46:5 (Vulgate) and Psalm 102:19a (Vulgate).
Settings by composers
- Francisco Guerrero SAATB (sets all three verses)
- Jacob Handl SATB (sets first verse only)
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina TTBB (sets first verse only)
- Tomás Luis de Victoria SATTB (sets first two verses)
Text and translations
Latin text Eph. 4:8 Ascendens Christus in altum, captivam duxit captivitatem: dedit dona hominibus. Ps. 46:5 Ascendit Deus in jubilatione, et Dominus in voce tubae. Ps. 102:19a Dominus in caelo paravit sedem suam. |
English translation Eph. 4:8 Christ, ascending on high, led captivity captive: He gave gifts to men. Ps. 47:5 God is gone up with a merry noise, and the Lord with the sound of the trumpet. Ps. 103:19a The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven. |