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Christus resurgens (Ritson MS)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Antiphons
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Christus resurgens (Ritson MS) by Anonymous — Lyrics
Christus resurgens ex mortuis, jam non moritur, mors illi ultra non dominabitur.
Quod enim mortuus est peccato, mortuus est semel, quod autem vivit, vivit Deo,
Alleluia.
Mortuus est enim propter delicta nostra: et resurrexit propter justificationem nostram,
Quod autem vivit, vivit Deo,
Alleluia.
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About Christus resurgens (Ritson MS)
This setting of the Latin antiphon Christus resurgens is found in the Ritson MS. The text celebrates Christ's resurrection, proclaiming that he is risen from the dead and will die no more. It emphasizes that his death was for our sins and his resurrection for our justification, living now for God. The second part challenges those who guarded the tomb, asking how they lost the King. It urges a choice: either return the buried Christ or adore the risen one, joining in the alleluia. This piece is for two male voices (TT) and offers a powerful musical expression of this core Easter message.
