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From Lands that See the Sun Arise
Staff Notation • Sacred
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From Lands that See the Sun Arise by Tim Blickhan — Lyrics
A solis ortus cardine
Adusque terrae limitem
Christum canamus Principem,
Natum Maria Virgine.
Beatus auctor saeculi
Servile corpus induit,
Ut carne carnem liberans
Non perderet quod condidit.
Clausae parentis viscera
Caelestis intrat gratia;
Venter puellae baiulat
Secreta quae non noverat.
Domus pudici pectoris
Templum repente fit Dei;
Intacta nesciens virum
Verbo concepit Filium.
Enixa est puerpera
Quem Gabriel praedixerat,
Quem matris alvo gestiens
Clausus Ioannes senserat.
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About From Lands that See the Sun Arise
The voices of this SATB setting open with a sense of spacious grandeur, gradually unfolding the familiar Christmas hymn text A solis ortus cardine. The Latin words speak of Christ’s birth from the Virgin Mary, a divine light entering the world. As the text progresses, the music reflects the wonder and humility of the Incarnation, from the manger to the angelic and pastoral adoration. Tim Blickhan crafts a powerful and moving anthem, well-suited for liturgical use during the Christmas season, which builds to a climactic Gloria in excelsis Deo.
