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Adstant Angelorum Chori
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Adstant Angelorum Chori by Horatio W. Parker — Lyrics
Adstant angelorum chori,
Laudes cantant Creatori,
Regem cernunt in decore,
amant corde, laudant ore,
Tympanizant, citharizant,
Stant in scalis volant alis,
Sonant nolis, fulgent solis
Coram summa Trinitate;
Slamnt: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus!
Fugit dolor, cessat planctus
In superna civitate.
Concors vox est omnium
Deum collaudantium
Fervet amor mentium,
Clare contuentium
Beatam Trinitatem in una Deitate:
Quam adorant Seraphim
Venerantur Cherubim
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About Adstant Angelorum Chori
Horatio W. Parker's motet Adstant Angelorum Chori is a substantial work for SSAATTBB choir, setting a Latin text that celebrates the celestial realms. The composer vividly portrays the heavenly host in adoration of the Trinity, with choirs of angels singing praises, beholding the King in glory, and raising voices in worship. The text describes the angelic hierarchy – Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones – united in fervent love and honour before the divine majesty. It conjures an image of the heavenly city, a place of supreme tranquility, light, and peace, where sorrow and weeping cease. This motet is ideal for a festival setting, perhaps for Trinity Sunday or a celebration of All Saints' Day.
