Surge illuminare Jerusalem

General information

Source of text is Isaiah 60:1-2 (Vulgate), with the insertion of Jerusalem.

Settings by composers

• William Byrd AATB (v.1 only)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB.SATB

Text and translations

Latin text 1  Surge, illuminare, [Jerusalem], quia venit lumen tuum, et gloria Domini super te orta est. 2  Quia ecce tenebrae operient terram et caligo populos. Super te autem orietur Dominus et gloria eius in te videbitur.

English translation 1  Arise, shine [O Jerusalem]; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2  For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. (KJV)