O Magnum Mysterium

O Magnum Mysterium is a Latin text from Christmas of the Great Mystery of the birth of Christ. It has been set in numerous choral compositions; the Morten Lauridsen setting has become particularly famous in recent years.

Related Topics:
Latin - Choral composition - Morten Lauridsen

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:O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum

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:ut animalia viderent Dominum natum

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:jacentem in praesepio.

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:Beata virgo cujus viscera

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:meruerunt portare Dominum Christum.

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:Alleluia.

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Literal translation:

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:O great mystery and admirable sacrament.

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:That animals see the Lord born

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:Lying in a manger.

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:Blessed virgin whose viscera

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:Were worthy to bear Lord Christ.

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:Allelujah.

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