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Exsultet coelum laudibus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Office hymns
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Exsultet coelum laudibus by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Lyrics
1. Exultet coelum laudibus
resultet terra gaudiis
apostolorum gloriam
sacra canunt solemnia.
2. Vos saecli justi judices
et vera mundi lumina
votis precamur cordium
audite preces supplicum.
3. Qui caelum verbo clauditis
serasque ejus solvitis
nos a peccatis omnibus
solvite jussu, quaesumus.
4. Quorum praecepto subditor
salus et languor omnium:
sanate aegros moribus
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About Exsultet coelum laudibus
This setting of the Latin hymn Exsultet coelum laudibus is a jubilant celebration of the apostles, described as the world's true lights. The text appeals to them as judges of the age, asking them to hear the prayers of supplicants. It implores them to loose us from our sins and heal the sick, so that when Christ returns at the end of time, we may be made partakers of eternal joy. The music is scored for a rich SATTB or SAT(T)B choir, fitting for the sacred office hymn tradition. The final stanza offers glory to God the Father and His Son, with the Comforter, now and forever.
