In nomine Jesu

General information

Motet for the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus.
Source of text is Philippians 2:10-11.

Settings by composers

• Jacob Handl SATB or TTBB
• Ferdinand di Lasso SS

Text and translations

Latin text 10  In nomine Jesu omne genuflectatur: coelestium, terrestrium et infernorum 11  et omnis lingua confiteatur quia Dominus Jesus Christus in gloria est Dei Patris. Alleluia.

English translation 10  In the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth 11  and every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. Alleluia. Douai-Rheims