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Antiphon for the Nativity of John the Baptist.
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Text and translations
With the exception of the Morales (where the source couldn't be checked) all editions use the spelling "Domino".
Latin text
Inter natos mulierum
non surrexit maior Iohanne Baptista
qui viam Domino(i) praeparavit in heremo.
Alleluia.
Variant 1
Fuit homo missus a Deo
cui nomen erat Iohannes,
qui viam Domino(i) praeparavit in heremo.
Variant 2
Ecce Agnus Dei, qui tollit peccata mundi.
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English translation
Among those born of women
there arose none greater than John the Baptist
who prepared the way for(of) the Lord in the wilderness.
Alleluia.
Variant 1
A man was sent by God
whose name was John,
who prepared the way for(of) the Lord in the wilderness.
Variant 2
Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.
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