by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Hujus omnes ad electi colligentur...
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
Hujus omnes ad electi colligentur dexteram, pravi pavent a sinistris hoedi velut fetidi. 'Ite' dicet rex a dextris 'regnum caeli sumite, pater vobis quod paravit ante omne saeculum; Karitate qui fraterna me juvistis pauperem, karitatis nunc mercedem reportate divites.' Laeti dicent 'Quando, Christe, pauperem te vidimus? te, rex magne, vel egentem miserati fuimus?' Magnus illis dicet judex 'Cum juvistis pauperes, panem, domum, vestem dantes, me juvistis humilem.' Nec tardabit a sinistris loqui justus arbiter 'In Gehennae maledicti flammas hinc discedite; 'Obsecrantem me audire despexistis mendicum, nudo vestem non dedistis, neglexistis languidum.' Peccatores dicent 'Christe, quando te vel pauperem, te, rex magne, vel infirmum contemnentes sprevimus?' Quibus contra judex altus 'Mendicanti quamdiu opem ferre neglexistis me sprevistis improbi.'
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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), "Hujus omnes ad electi colligentur dexteram
", published 1947 [mixed chorus and brass], from the cantata Apparebit repentina dies, no. 2. [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: 18
Word count: 117