O Rex gloriae

O King of Glory

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Easter Season → The Ascension of the Lord → Cycle A
Proper of Time → Easter Season → The Ascension of the Lord → Cycle B
Proper of Time → Easter Season → The Ascension of the Lord → Cycle C

Publication Information:
Arista — AE 521 (1985)

Lyrics:

O Rex gloriae, Domine virtutum,
qui triumphator hodie
super omnes coelos ascendisti hodie:
ne derelinquas nos orphanos,
sed mitte promissum Patris in nos
Spiritum veritatis. Alleluia.

English translation:
O King of Glory, Lord of hosts,
who today did ascend
in triumph above all heavens,
leave us not orphans,
but send us the promise of the Father,
the Spirit of truth. Alleluia.

Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Dec 4, 2021 Last updated: Jan 22, 2022