O Rex gloriae

General Information

Antiphon to the Magnificat for Second Vespers at Ascension

Notes on selected settings

Estêvão de Brito SATB.SATB All editions withdrawn Giovanni Bassano ATB.ATTB (Second part) Melchior Franck solo T + SSATTB bc.

Andrea Gabrieli SAATB or ATTTB Francisco Valls Solo tenor, 2 violins & bc

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Giovanni Bassano — Viri Galilaei a 7  Latin ATB.ATTB
• William Byrd — O Rex gloriae  Latin AATTB
• Henry Bird Collins — Missa Viri Galilaei  Latin STB
• Melchior Franck — O Rex gloriae  Latin SSATTB
• Andrea Gabrieli — O Rex gloriae  Latin SAATB
• Mariano Garau — O Rex gloriae  Latin SAT
• James Gordon — O Rex gloriae  Latin TTBB
• Adam Gumpelzhaimer — O rex gloriae  Latin SATB.SATB
• Jean Guyot — O rex gloriae  Latin STTB
• Jacob Handl — O Rex gloriae  Latin SSATB
• Luca Marenzio — O Rex gloriae  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — O Rex gloriae  Latin SATB
• Christoph Straus — O Rex gloriae a 10  Latin SSAAT.SATBB
• Francisco Valls — O rex gloriae  Latin Solo Tenor
• Samuel Webbe — O Rex gloriae  Latin SATB

Works that currently have no editions available:

• Estêvão de Brito — O Rex gloriae

Text and translations

Latin text O Rex gloriae, Domine virtutum, qui triumphator hodie super omnes coelos ascendisti; ne derelinquas nos orphanos, sed mitte promissum Patris in nos, spiritum veritatis. Alleluia.

English translation O King of glory, Lord of all power, Who ascended to heaven on this day triumphant over all; Do not leave us as orphans, But send us the Father’s promise, The spirit of truth. Alleluia.

German translation O ruhmreicher König, Herr der Tugend, der du heute im Triumph alle Himmel erstiegen hast, lasse uns nicht als Waisen zurück, sondern sende uns das Versprechen des Vaters, den Geist der Wahrheit. Alleluja. Translation by Gerhard Weydt