Adoramus te, Christe

We Adore You, O Christ

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Holy Week → Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Friday of the Passion of the Lord

Publication Information:
E. C. Schirmer — 5954 (2002)

Text Information:
Reference: Stations of the Cross

Lyrics:

Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi,
quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

English translation:
We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you,
because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Notes: Formerly attributed to Mozart. Particularly appropriate for the Veneration of the Cross on Good Friday, but also useful for Palm Sunday due to the reading of the Passion.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 17, 2021 Last updated: Jan 20, 2022