Chants of the Vatican Graduale - MusicaSacra

154 Palm Sunday
A. Gloria, laus, et honor, tibi sit
Rex Christe Redemptor: B. Cui
puerile decus prompsit Hosanna
pium.
A. All glory, praise, and honor be,
O Christ, Redeemer King, to
thee,
B. Whom children hailed with joyous
song,
Hosanna in sweet melody.
The first halves of the two verses have some resemblance.
The singers outside the church repeat this distich. Then the singers
inside intone:
1. Israel es tu Rex, Davidis et inclyta
proles: Nomine qui in Domini,
Rex benedicte, venis.
1. Thou David's Son of royal fame,
Who in the God of Israel's name
Art come our praise and love
to claim.
Here the verses have the same spirited melody.
After each of the following verses the singers outside the church
add the Gloria laus. Thus there results an energetic alternate song.
2. Coetus in excelsis te laudat
caelicus omnis, Et mortalis homo, et
cuncta creata simul.
3. Plebs Hebraea tibi cum palmis
obvia venit: Cum prece, voto, hymnis,
adsumus ecce tibi.
4. Hi tibi passuro solvebant
munia laudis: Nos tibi regnanti
pangimus ecce melos.
5. Hi placuere tibi, placeat devotio
nostra: Rex bone, Rex clemens,
cui bona cuncta placent.
2. The angels host laud thee on high,
All creatures too in earth and sky
And mortal man takes up the
cry.
3. The Hebrews came with
branches fair,
And we with hymns and suppliant
prayer
Would in thy gracious triumph
share.
4. Thee on thy way to death they
praise,
To thee exsultant psalms we
raise,
Who reignest unto endless days.
5. To thee this day, O gracious
King,
Whom their dmotion pleased, we
sing,
Do thou accept the praise we
bring.
As the procession re-enters the church, the following is sung: