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 (automatically updated)

• Carlotta Ferrari — In nomine Jesu  Latin SSAA
• Jacob Handl — In nomine Jesu a 4  Latin SATB,TTBB
• Jacob Handl — In nomine Jesu a 5  Latin SAATB
• Ferdinand di Lasso II — In nomine Jesu  Latin SS
• Michael Tonsor — In nomine Jesu  Latin SATTB

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

Version for Passiontide

(from Officium de Cruce (Loyset Compère))

Latin text In nomine Jesu omne genuflectatur: coelestium, terrestrium et infernorum quia Dominus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis.

English translation At the Name of Jesus, let every knee bend in heaven, on earth, and under the earth; for the Lord for our sake became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.

External links

External websites:

• Joan Baptista Comes (ca.1582-1643), motet for SSAT+SATB+bc {modern notation} at La música de la catedral de Orihuela en el tercer cuarto del siglo XVII, pdf_pg:264-272, by Francisco Iván Baeza Murcia (2012) ISBN: 978-84-697-9716-7