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Ad caenam agni providi
Staff Notation • Sacred, Office hymns, Motets, Eucharistic songs
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Ad caenam agni providi by Tomás Luis de Victoria — Lyrics
1. Ad caenam agni providi,
et stolis albis candidi,
post transitum maris Rubri
Christo canamus principi.
2. Cuius corpus sanctissimum
in ara crucis torridum,
cruore eius roseo,
gustando vivimus Deo.
3. Protecti paschae vespere,
ad devastante Angelo
erepti de durissimo
Pharaonis imperio.
4. Iam pascha nostrum Christus est,
qui immolatus agnus est,
sinceritatis azyma,
caro eius oblata est.
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About Ad caenam agni providi
Tomás Luis de Victoria sets the Easter hymn Ad caenam agni providi for SATB choir. This Latin text, intended for the Office of Lauds at Easter, celebrates Christ as the Paschal Lamb. The lyrics draw parallels between the Israelites' escape from Egypt and the redemption offered by Christ's sacrifice. They describe the faithful clothed in white, feasting at the Lamb's supper, protected from the destroying angel, and liberated from Pharaoh’s dominion. The text rejoices in Christ's resurrection, his victory over death, and the opening of Paradise, before concluding with a plea for protection from death during the Easter season. Victoria's motet would have been a powerful setting for this profound Eucharistic and Paschal text.
