O Oriens splendor

Magnificat antiphon for December 21, the 5th of the so-called O antiphons.

Notes on selected settings

• William Armiger SATB.SATB (Latin)
• Carlo Gesualdo SSATTB (Latin, omitting "et sol justitiae:")
• Robert Page: The Seven 'Great O' Antiphons SATB (English, "splendour")
• John Stainer SATB (English, "O Dayspring! Brightness of the everlasting light")

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• William Armiger — O Oriens  Latin SATB.SATB
• Jennifer Bastable — O Oriens  Latin SSATB
• Carlotta Ferrari — O Antiphons  Latin SSAA
• Carlotta Ferrari — O oriens  Latin SATB
• Carlo Gesualdo — O Oriens  Latin SSATTB
• John Stainer — O Dayspring  English SATB

Texts and translations

Latin text O Oriens splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.

English translation O Dayspring, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death.