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Credo sine nomine
Staff Notation • Sacred, Mass fragments
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Credo sine nomine by Johannes Ockeghem — Lyrics
Credo in unum Deum.
Patrem omnipotentem,
factorem caeli et terrae,
visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
Et in unum Dominum
Jesum Christum,
Filium Dei unigenitum,
Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula.
Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine,
Deum verum de Deo vero.
Genitum, non factum,
consubstantialem Patri:
per quem omnia facta sunt.
Qui propter nos homines
et propter nostram salutem
descendit de caelis.
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto
ex Maria Virgine:
Et homo factus est.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato:
passus, et sepultus est.
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About Credo sine nomine
This setting of the Credo from the Mass Ordinary is by Johannes Ockeghem. Sung by an SATB choir, the text is in Latin. The Credo forms the central pillar of the Mass, professing belief in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Ockeghem’s music unfolds the Nicene Creed with its declaration of Christ’s divinity and humanity, his suffering, death, and resurrection, and his eventual return to judge the living and the dead. This sacred work is suitable for services or concerts, allowing a choir to explore the profound theological statements of the Creed through polyphony.
