Siderum rector
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
Siderum rector, Deus alme, nostris Parce iam culpis, vitia remittens: Quo tibi puri resonemus almum Pectoris hymnum. Gloria patri, genitaeque proli, Et tibi, compar utriusque semper, Spiritus alme, Deus unus omni Tempore saecli. Amen.
Text 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 William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Siderum rector", published 1575, from Cantiones Sacrae, no. 19 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "You Who Guide the Stars", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 34