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Gregorian Chant Audio
Victimæ Paschali
Victimae Paschali
English translation:
Let Christians offer praises To the paschal Victim. The lamb has redeemed the sheep:
The Innocent Christ has reconciled
sinners to the Father.
Death and life battle In an amazing duel:
The dead Leader of Life
Reigns alive.
Tell us, Mary, What did you see on the way?
The sepulchre of the living Christ
And I saw the glory of the Risen One:
The angel witnesses, The head cloth and the clothing. Christ my hope has risen:
He is preceding His own to Galilee.
We know the Christ has truly risen
From the Dead:
Conquerer King,
Be merciful to us.
About Gloriæ Dei Cantores Schola
Gloriæ Dei Cantores Schola is dedicated to the singing and study of Gregorian chant. Its expertise and experience come from daily chanting of the Liturgy of the Hours as well as the Ordinary and Proper of the Mass at the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans, MA. The Schola also conducts chant workshops and performs in concert with Gloriæ Dei Cantores. Years of study with Dr. Mary Berry, CBE, founder of the Schola Gregoriana in Cambridge, England, and the monks of St. Peter’s Abbey in Solesmes, France, also contribute to the Schola’s passion for Gregorian chant as a vibrant and living form of sung prayer. Gloriæ Dei Cantores Schola has been critically acclaimed in both Europe and the United States for its proper regard for rhythmic flexibility and its sensitivity to both musical and textural phrase.