Stetit angelus

General information

Offertory on the feast of St Michael and All Angels.
Also a psalm antiphon (using the first line only).

Source of text: Revelation 8: 3-4.

Notes on selected settings

• Ludovico Balbi TTBB or SATB (omits last phrase)
• Michael Deiss SATB (secunda pars of Venit Michael archangelus; only sets the first line.)
• José de Torres Soprano solo + continuo.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Ludovico Balbi — Stetit angelus  Latin TTBB
• Michael Deiss — Venit Michael archangelus  Latin SATB
• Michael Kraf — Stetit Angelus iuxta aram templi  Latin SATB.SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Stetit angelus  Latin SSATB
• José de Torres — Stetit angelus  Latin Solo Soprano
• Benno Widmann — Stetit angelus  Latin SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Stetit angelus juxta aram templi habens thuribulum aureum in manu sua, et data sunt ei incensa multa, et ascendit fumus aromatum in conspectu Dei.

English translation An angel stood near the sanctuary of the Temple holding a golden thurible in his hand, and he was given much incense, and aromatic smoke rose in the sight of God.