Verbum caro factum est

General Information

Verbum caro factum est (from John 1:14) is used as the final responsory of Christmas Matins, also used for the Annunciation. There is also a Magnificat antiphon for vespers of the Holy Family with a similar text.

Settings by composers

In Latin, unless otherwise indicated.

Gregorian chant Cancionero de Uppsala SATB, ATTB or ATBB (first line only in a macaronic text, with Spanish) Adriano Banchieri SSAATTBB Antoine Busnois SATB (first two lines only) Loyset Compère SATB or ATTB Constantin Christian Dedekind SAB (German) Joseph Furmanik SATB (as 9th responsory for Matins of Christmas Day) Andreas Hammerschmidt SSATTB (German) Hans Leo Hassler a 3 TTB or SSB a 6 SSAATB, SSATBB, SSATTB, AATTBB and SAATTB Jacobus de Kerle AATTTB Lassus a 3 STB or TTB a 6 SSAATB Liebhold SATB (German) Hieronymus Praetorius SSAATTB

Josquin des Prez ATTBB Franciscus de Rivulo SATB Johann Hermann Schein SSATTB and SATTBB Heinrich Schütz SWV 314 with alleluias SS SWV 385 SSATTB (German) John Sheppard SATTBB (Sarum? variant of responsory) Georg Philipp Telemann SSB (German) Jan Tollius SSATB Victoria's Verbum caro is not "…factum est" but "Verbum caro panem verum", a middle verse of Pange lingua Melchior Vulpius SSSAAAATTTTBBB Johann Walter SATB Thurlow Weed SAT Gaspar van Weerbeke STTB Pandolfo Zallamella SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text 1:14  Verbum caro factum est Et habitavit in nobis et vidimus gloriam ejus [or cuius gloriam vidimus] gloriam quasi unigeniti a Patre plenum gratiae et veritatis. Verse for Christmas Matins 1:3  Omnia per ispum facta sunt et sine ipso factum est nihil. (Liber usualis & Furmanik) 1:1  In principio erat verbum et verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat verbum (Sheppard) Antiphon Verbum caro factum est Et habitavit in nobis plenum gratiae et veritatis; de cuius plenitudine omnes nos accepimus, et gratiam pro gratia, alleluia.

English translation 1:14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (KJV) 1:3  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth, of whose fullness we have all received, and grace for grace, Alleluia

Hungarian translation 1:14  Az Ige testté lett és miköztünk lakozott és mi láttuk dicsőségét mint az Atya egyszülöttjének dicsőségét telve kegyelemmel és igazsággal.

German translation Translation by Peter Rottländer 1:14  Das Wort ist Fleisch geworden und wohnte unter uns, und wir sahen seine Herrlichkeit, eine Herrlichkeit gleich der des einzigen Sohnes des Vaters, voller Gnade und Wahrheit.

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