THE CHANTS OF TRADITION

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1 BOOKS The most simple Gregorian chants that the faithful are invited to learn to sing according to the intention of Vatican Council II s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy THE CHANTS OF TRADITION

3 THE CHANTS OF TRADITION The most simple Gregorian chants Introduction to the booklet Iubilate Deo requested by Paul VI and published in 1974 by the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, having urged that appropriate space be given to national languages in liturgical celebrations, adds this recommendation: Nevertheless steps should be taken so that the faithful may also be able to say or to sing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinary of the Mass which pertain to them 1. Guided by this thought and this intention, the Supreme Pontiff Paul VI several times in recent years 2 has expressed the wish that Gregorian chant should accompany the Eucharistic celebrations of the People of God with its pleasing harmony, giving them strength and vigor, and that the voices of the faithful should intone both Gregorian chants and those in the national language. This booklet responds to the desires of the Supreme Pontiff. In it are gathered some of the simpler melodies, that the faithful should sing together, especially on the occasion of the Holy Year.

4 In this way, Gregorian chant will remain the bond that will make of many people a single nation, gathered in the name of Christ with one heart, one thought, one voice. In fact, the impulse to unity, expressed by the consonance of the voices in the variety of languages, rhythms and harmonies, makes admirably clear the varied harmony of one only Church: It s really a great bond of unity Ambrose said the song of the whole multitude of people in a single chorus! There are several strings to the harp, but only one symphony. The fingers of the artist often err, in a few strings; but the Spirit artist in the people can not err 3. May God grant that common prayer achieve a happy outcome and that the heart of the Church that prays may resonate with joy and more on high, throughout the earth, with these gentle and devout harmonies. 14 April 1974 Easter Sunday, Resurrection of the Lord 1 Vatican Council II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium, n August 1973, in the General Audience; 12 October 1973, to the International Association of Sacred Music (CIMS), cf. also the Letter of Cardinal Villot, Secretary of State at the conference of the Italian Association of Santa Cecilia, Genoa September 1973, L Osservatore Romano, 27 September St Ambrose, Explanationes Psalmorum, in ps. 1, 9: Patrologia Latina 14, 925.

5 I CANTUS MISSÆ 1. Kyrie K 2. Gloria G 3

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7 3. Credo C 5

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11 4. Sanctus S 9

12 5. Pater noster P 10

13 6. Agnus Dei A 11

14 II CANTUS VARII 7. O salutaris hostia O 12

15 8. Adoro te devote A 2 Visus, tactus, gustus in te fallitur, sed auditu solo tuto creditur. Credo quidquid dixit Dei Filius: nil hoc Verbo veritatis verius. 3 In cruce latebat sola Deitas, at hic latet simul et humanitas. Ambo tamen credens atque confitens; peto quod petivit latro paenitens. 4 Plagas, sicut Thomas, non intueor, Deum tamen meum te confiteor. Fac me tibi semper magis credere, in te spem habere, te diligere. 5 O memoriale mortis Domini, panis vivus vitam praestans homini, praesta meae menti de te vivere, et te illi semper dulce sapere. 6 Pie pellicane, Iesu Domine, me immundum munda tuo sanguine, cuius una stilla salvum facere totum mundum quit ab omni scelere. 7 Iesu, quem velatum nunc aspicio, oro fiat illud quod tam sitio: ut te revelata cernens facie, visu sim beatus tuae gloriae. Amen. 13

16 9. Pange lingua - Tantum ergo P 2 Nobis datus, nobis natus ex intacta Virgine, et in mundo conversatus, sparso verbi semine, sui moras incolatus miro clausit ordine. 3 In supremae nocte cenae, recumbens cum fratribus, observata lege plene cibis in legalibus, cibum turbae duodenae se dat suis manibus. 4 Verbum caro panem verum verbo carnem efficit, fitque sanguis Christi merum; et, si sensus deficit, ad firmandum cor sincerum sola fides sufficit. 14

17 5 Tantum ergo Sacramentum veneremur cernui, et antiquum documentum novo cedat ritui: praestet fides supplementum sensuum defectui. 6 Genitori Genitoque laus et iubilatio; salus, honor, virtus quoque sit et benedictio; Procedenti ab utroque compar sit laudatio. Amen. 10. Laudate Dominum L Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia eius,* et veritas Domini manet in aeternum. Gloria Patri et Filio,* et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper,* et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. 15

18 11. Parce Domine P 12. Da pacem D 16

19 13. Ubi caritas U = Simul ergo cum in unum congregamur. = Ne nos mente dividamur, caveamus. = Cessent iurgia maligna, cessent lites. = Et in medio nostri sit Christus Deus. Ant. Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. = Simul quoque cum beatis videamus = Glorianter vultum tuum, Christe Deus: = Gaudium, quod est immensum atque probum, = Saecula per infiníta saeculorum. Ant. Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. 17

20 14. Veni creator V 2 Qui diceris Paraclitus, donum Dei altissimi, fons vivus, ignis, caritas et spiritalis unctio. 3 Tu septiformis munere, dextrae Dei tu digitus, tu rite promissum Patris sermone ditans guttura. 4 Accende lumen sensibus, infunde amorem cordibus, infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti. 5 Hostem repellas longius pacemque dones protinus; ductore sic te praevio vitemus omne noxium. 6 Per te sciamus da Patrem, noscamus atque Filium, te utriusque Spiritum credamus omni tempore. Amen. 18

21 15. Regina cæli R 16. Salve Regina S 19

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23 17. Ave maris stella A 2 Sumens illud ave Gabrielis ore, funda nos in pace, mutans Evae nomen. 3 Solve vincla reis, profer lumen caecis, mala nostra pelle, bona cuncta posce. 4 Monstra te esse matrem, sumat per te preces qui pro nobis natus tulit esse tuus. 5 Virgo singularis, inter omnes mitis, nos culpis solutos mites fac et castos. 6 Vitam praesta puram, iter para tutum, ut videntes Iesum semper collaetemur. 7 Sit laus Deo Patri, summo Christo decus, Spiritui Sancto Tribus honor unus. Amen. 21

24 18. Tu es Petrus T 22

25 THE CHANTS OF TRADITION The most simple Gregorian chants Contents Introduction p. 1 Part I - Cantus Missæ 1. Kyrie p Gloria» 3 3. Credo» 5 4. Sanctus» 9 5. Pater noster» Agnus Dei» 11 Part II - Cantus varii 7. O salutaris hostia, hymn p Adoro te devote, hymn» Pange lingua - Tantum ergo, hymn» Laudate Dominum, psalm» Parce Domine, antiphon» Da pacem, antiphon» Ubi caritas, antiphon» Veni creator, hymn» Regina cæli, antiphon» Salve Regina, antiphon» Ave maris stella, hymn» Tu es Petrus, antiphon» 22

26 Artistic direction and text research: Lorenzo Bianchi and Gabriele Terrone Recorded by Maurizio Rosselli on 7 July 1998 in the church of the Pontifical Spanish College in Rome Editing and mastering: Lillo Drago Choir of the Giulia Chapel in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Directed by: Pablo Colino Trenta Giorni Società Cooperativa Published monthly and registered with the Court of Rome No /11/93 Director: Giulio Andreotti Managing Editor: Roberto Rotondo 30Giorni nella Chiesa e nel mondo Rome, via Vincenzo Manzini, 45 Tel Fax giorni@30giorni.it internet: Supplement to 30DAYS magazine Finished printing in the month of June 2011 Printed by: Arti Grafiche La Moderna - Via di Tor Cervara, 171 Roma

BOOKS The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as

other things being equal, it should be given pride of

Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

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