Christus est stella matutina, Alleluia
Qui nocte saeculi transacta, Alleluia
Lucem vitae sanctis promittit, Alleluia;
Et pandit aeternam, Alleluia

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St Bede's 'Christ is the Morning Star', from the 7th/8th

Text Authorship:

• by Bede (672/3 - 735) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Kerry Andrew.
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