Adoramus te, Christe

We Adore You, O Christ

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c. 1525–1594)

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:
G. Schirmer — 6091 (1899, 1938)

Text Information:
Reference: Cf. Stations of the Cross

Lyrics:

Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi,
quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum,
qui passus es pro nobis, Domine, miserere nobis.

English translation:
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
for by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
You who suffered for us, Lord, have mercy on us.

Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 17, 2021 Last updated: Jan 23, 2022