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"Illustra faciem tuam super servum tuum; salvum me fac in misericordia tua."1 Salve, caput cruentatum, Totum spinis coronatum, Conquassatum, vulneratum, Arundine verberatum, Facie sputis illita. Dum me mori est necesse, Noli mihi tunc deesse, In tremenda mortis hora Veni, Jesu, absque mora, Tuere me et libera. Cum me jubes emigrare, Jesu care, tunc appare, O amator amplectende, Temet ipsum tunc ostende In cruce salutifera. Amen.
1 from the Bible: Ps. 31, 17
Authorship
- by Arnulf of Leuven (c1200 - 1250), appears in Salve mundi salutare (or Rhythmica oratio) [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 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707), "Ad faciem", BuxWV. 75 no. 7 (1680) [ 2 violins, viola da gamba, vocal quintet (SSATB), and basso continuo ], from Membra Jesu nostri, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au visage", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 65
Éclaire ton visage sur ton serviteur, fais que je sois sauvé dans ta miséricorde. Salut, tête ensanglantée, Toute couronnée d'épines, Brisée, blessée, Battue avec des verges, Visage souillé de crachats. Quand il sera nécessaire pour moi de mourir, Ne me manque pas alors, À l'heure terrible de la mort, Viens, Jésus, sans délai, Veille sur moi et libère-moi ! Quand tu m'ordonneras de partir, Cher Jésus, apparais alors, Ô ami à embrasser, Alors montre-toi Sur la croix salvatrice. Amen.
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- Translation from Latin to French (Français) copyright © 2020 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Latin by Arnulf of Leuven (c1200 - 1250), appears in Salve mundi salutare (or Rhythmica oratio)
This text was added to the website: 2020-12-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 79