Hodie nobis caelorum

This anonymous responsory celebrates the Nativity of Christ, with a text proclaiming that the King of Heaven has deigned to be born of a Virgin, thereby recalling lost humanity to the heavenly kingdom. The angelic hosts rejoice as eternal salvation appears to humankind. The music, set in Latin, would have been sung in a sacred context, perhaps as part of a liturgical service. Scored for TT voices, this piece offers a concise and focused setting of a significant theological message, emphasizing the joy and divine peace brought by the Incarnation.