O crux splendidior
General information
Magnificat antiphon at 2nd Vespers of the Invention of the Holy Cross (May 3).
Settings by composers
- Andrea Gabrieli AATTBBBB or SSAATTBB
- Francisco Guerrero
- Orlando di Lasso SAATBB
- Pierre de Manchicourt (2nda pars Nobile lígnum exaltatum) SSATB
- Peter Philips SSATB
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Anonymous — O crux splendidior
Text and translations
Latin text O Crux, splendidior cunctis astris, mundo celebris, |
English translation O Cross, more splendid than all the stars, honoured throughout the world, |