Honour, virtue and power (Bible or other Sacred Texts, set by (Thomas Tallis)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by David Wyatt

Honor virtus et potestas

Language: Latin

Available translation(s): ENG

Honor virtus et potestas et imperium 
sit trinitati in unitate, 
unitati in trinitate, 
in perenni saeculorum tempore.

Authorship

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , liturgical text [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 Thomas Tallis (c1505 - 1585), "Honor virtus et potestas", published 1575, from the collection Cantiones Sacrae, no. 15. [
text verified 1 time
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Honour, virtue and power", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-05
Line count: 4
Word count: 17

Honour, virtue and power

Language: English after the Latin

May honour, virtue and power and rule 
belong to the Three in One, 
the One in Three, 
for the eternal time of the ages.

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Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (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 Bible or other Sacred Texts , liturgical text

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-05
Line count: 4
Word count: 24