O Bone Pastor (Jennifer Bastable)

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• (Posted 2025-08-07)  CPDL #86257:       

Editor: Jennifer Bastable (submitted 2025-08-07).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 329 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: O Bone Pastor
Composer: Jennifer Bastable
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem, Carol

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: A setting of the French Advent antiphon 'O Bone Pastor' for four voices (with divisi soprano for the 'Amen' - although the second soprano part is low enough to be covered by altos if preferred).

The English translation below is by Everard Green (publ. 1884)

Original text and translations

Latin text O Bone Pastor, visita gregem tuum, require quod periit, reduc quod abiectum, consolida quod infirmum; ut impositas in humeros oves, in iudicio pascas, et ad vitae fontes aquarum deducas. Amen.

English translation Good Shepherd, visit thy flock, seek the strayed, raise up the fallen, strengthen the weak; and so feed in justice the sheep which thou bearest upon thy shoulders, and bring them to the fountains of living water. Amen.