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Auctor beate saeculi
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Auctor beate saeculi by Anonymous — Lyrics
1. Auctor beate sæculi,
Christe Redemptor omnium:
Lumen Patris de lumine,
Deusque verus de Deo.
2. Amor coegit te tuus
Mortale corpus sumere,
Ut novus Adam redderes,
Quod vetus ille abstulerat.
3. Ille amor almus artifex
Terræ marisque, et siderum,
Errata patrum miserans,
Et nostra rumpens vincula.
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About Auctor beate saeculi
This hymn to Christ the Redeemer speaks of God's love as the driving force behind His incarnation and sacrifice. The text recounts how Christ, the creator of earth, sea, and stars, took on mortal form to redeem humanity, a new Adam restoring what the first had lost. It pleads for Christ's love to remain in our hearts, so that all nations may draw from this fount of grace. The lyrics describe the wounds Christ endured, the pierced side, the blood and water flowing to cleanse us from our sins. It concludes with a doxology to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This stirring SATB setting in Latin is appropriate for liturgical use or concert programming.
