by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Apparebit repentina dies magna Domini
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
Apparebit repentina dies magna Domini, fur obscura velut nocte improvisos occupans. Brevis totus tum parebit prisci luxus saeculi, totum simul cum clarebit praeterisse saeculum. Clangor tubae per quaternas terrae plagas concinens, vivos una mortuosque Christo ciet obviam. De caelesti judex arce, majestate fulgidus, claris angelorum choris comitatus aderit. Erubescet orbis lunae, sol et obscurabitur, stellae cadent pallescentes, mundi tremet ambitus. Flamma ignis anteibit justi vultum judicis, caelos, terras, fluctus maris et profundi devorans. Gloriosus rex sedebit in sublimi solio; angelorum tremebunda circumstabunt agmina.
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 5th-7th century )  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Apparebit repentina dies magna Domini", published 1947 [mixed chorus and brass], from the cantata Apparebit repentina dies, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Stewart) , no title, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-08
Line count: 14
Word count: 83