In nomine Jesu

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Motet for the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus.
Source of text is Philippians 2:10-11.

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Text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

10  In nomine Jesu omne genuflectatur: coelestium, terrestrium
et infernorum
11  et omnis lingua confiteatur quia Dominus Jesus Christus in gloria est Dei Patris.
Alleluia.

English.png English translation

10  In the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth,
and under the earth
11  and every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.
Alleluia.
Douai-Rheims

Version for Passiontide

(from Officium de Cruce (Loyset Compère))

Latin.png Latin text

In nomine Jesu omne genuflectatur:
coelestium, terrestrium et infernorum
quia Dominus factus est pro nobis

obediens usque ad mortem,
mortem autem crucis.

English.png English translation

At the Name of Jesus, let every knee bend
in heaven, on earth, and under the earth;
for the Lord for our sake became
obedient unto death, even death on a cross.
 

External links

External websites:

  • Joan Baptista Comes (ca.1582-1643), motet for SSAT+SATB+bc {modern notation} at La música de la catedral de Orihuela en el tercer cuarto del siglo XVII, pdf_pg:264-272, by Francisco Iván Baeza Murcia (2012) ISBN: 978-84-697-9716-7