Salvator mundi salva nos omnes

Savior of the World, Save Us All

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

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Friday of the Passion of the Lord

Publication Information:
Arista — AE 377 (1980)

Lyrics:

Salvator mundi salva nos omnes;
sancta Dei genitrix intercede pro nobis;
angeli, archangeli, throni et dominationes,
principatus et potestates, virtutes caelorum,
Cherubim atque Seraphim, patriarchae et prophetae,
sancti legis doctores, apostoli, omnes Christi martyres,
sancti confessores, virgines Domini,
anachoritae sanctique omnes intercedite pro nobis. 

English translation:
Saviour of the world, save us all. 
Holy Mother of God, intercede for us. 
Angels, archangels, thrones, dominions, 
principalities and powers, virtues of heaven, 
cherubim and seraphim, patriarchs and prophets, 
holy doctors of the law, apostles and all martyrs of Christ,
holy confessors, virgins of the Lord,
anchorites and all saints, pray for us.

Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 20, 2021 Last updated: Jan 23, 2022