Inter natos mulierum

General information

Antiphon for the Nativity of John the Baptist.

Settings by composers

• Giovanni Matteo Asola SATB
• Hans Leo Hassler SATB
• Cristóbal de Morales SATB or STTB (includes variant 1)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (includes variant 2)
• Ivo de Vento ATTB

Original text and translations

Latin text Inter natos mulierum non surrexit maior Iohanne Baptista qui viam Domini praeparavit in heremo. Alleluia. Variant 1 Fuit homo missus a Deo cui nomen erat Iohannes, qui viam Domini praeparavit in heremo.

English translation Among those born of women there arose none greater than John the Baptist who prepared the way of the Lord in the wilderness. Alleluia. Variant 1 A man was sent by God whose name was John, who prepared the way of the Lord in the wilderness.