by Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)
O quam mirabilis
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
O quam mirabilis est prescientia divini pectoris que prescivit omnem creaturam. Nam cum Deus inspexit faciem hominis quem formavit, omnia opera sua in eadem forma hominis integra aspexit. O quam mirabilis est inspiratio que hominem sic suscitavit.
E. Budai sets lines 1-3, 8-9
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Erika Budai (b. 1966), "O quam mirabilis", lines 1-3,8-9 [ women's chorus ], from Mystica, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "O How Wondrous", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-03-12
Line count: 9
Word count: 37