O Oriens
from Vidimus Stellam
Voicing: SATB Chorus (divisi) and Organ
Duration: 3 Minutes
Text: Latin
Year: 2012
Commissioned by: ChoralArt
Premiered by: ChoralArt, Portland, ME, Robert Russell, director, December 1, 2012
Commission Partners: Georgetown University Concert Choir, Frederick Binkholder, director; Manchester Choral Society, Dan Perkins, director; National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, director
Publisher: E. C. Schirmer Music Company #8814
TEXT
O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae:
veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris.O Rising Star, splendor of light eternal, and sun of righteousness:
come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness.