Christus est Stella

Todd, Will (b. 1970)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SSATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Saints → All Saints (November 1)
Proper of Saints → The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day) (November 2)

Publication Information:
Oxford University Press — (2015)

Text Information:
Reference: The Venerable Bede

Duration: 4 min.
Lyrics:

Christus est Stella Matutina, Alleluia;
qui nocte saecum transacta, Alleluia;
Lucem vitae sanctions promittit, Alleluia;
Et pandit aeternam, Alleluia.

Translation:
Christ is the morning star, Alleluia;
Who when the night of this world is past, Alleluia;
Promises and reveals to his saints, Alleluia;
The everlasting light of life, Alleluia.

Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Jan 9, 2023 Last updated: Jan 9, 2023