Innocentes pro Christo

General information

Magnificat antiphon for the feast of Holy Innocents.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Giovanni Contino — Innocentes pro Christo  Latin ATTTB
• Luca Marenzio — Innocentes pro Christo  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Innocentes pro Christo  Latin TTBB

Text and translations

Latin text Innocentes pro Christo infantes occisi sunt, ab iniquo rege lactentes interfecti sunt: ipsum sequuntur Agnum sine macula, et dicunt semper: Gloria tibi Domine.

English translation Innocent infants were slain in Christ's stead; suckling boys were murdered by a wicked king: they instantiate the spotless Lamb himself, and forever they say: Glory be to thee, O Lord.