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O Magnum Mysterium

Juan Bautista Comes (c. 1582-1643)

Original Text

English Translation

 

O magnum mysterium et
      admirabile sacramentum
ut animalia viderunt Dominum
iacentem in præsepio!
Beata Virgo cuius viscera meruerunt
portare Dominum Christum.
Ave, Maria! Gracia plena.
Dominus tecum.
Beata Virgo cuius viscera meruerunt
portare Dominum Christum.

O wondrous mystery,
      O awesome sacrament,
that beasts of the stable be the first to behold
the Lord of all, lying in a hay-crib!
Blest is the maiden whose womb was worthy
to bear the Anointed One.
Rejoice, Mary! You are full of grace;
the Lord is with you.
Blest is the maiden whose womb was worthy
to bear the Annointed One.


This piece was performed by the SFBC in A Candlelight Christmas from Spain and the New World on December 16, 2000.


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