Ecce fidelis servus (Op. 54)

Fauré, Gabriel (1845–1924)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SAB

Accompaniment:
Organ
String

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Saints → Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 19)
Proper of Saints → Saint Joseph the Worker (May 1)

Publication Information:
Alexander Broude — AB-956 (1983)

Text Information:
Reference: Antiphon at the Magnificat, Second Vespers, Joseph, Husband of Mary

Lyrics:

Ecce fidelis servus et prudens.
Quem constituit Dominus 
super familiam suam.
Justus germinabit sicut lilium et florebit 
in aeternum ante Dominum. Amen.

English translation:
Here is a faithful and prudent servant,
whom the Lord has set over his household.
The just man shall blossom like the lily, 
and he shall flourish forever before the Lord.

Notes: STB [or SAB]. Organ accompaniment, optional Double Bass.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Mar 10, 2022 Last updated: Mar 10, 2022