Posuerunt super caput ejus

General information

This is the Benedictus antiphon for Matins of Good Friday.
Source of text is Matthew 27:37.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Gregorian chant — Posuerunt super caput eius  Latin Unison
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia — Posuerunt super caput ejus  Latin SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Posuerunt super caput ejus causum ipsius scriptam Jesus Nazarenus rex Judaeorum.

English translation They put over his head his charge in writing: Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews.

Portuguese translation Sobre sua cabeça colocaram os dizeres: Jesus de Nazaré, rei dos judeus