Lucis Creator optime (English text) - Biazeck, Simon

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"An alternatim setting of verses 2 & 4. The original Latin text of this hymn is attributed to Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604). It is used in the Roman Breviary at Vespers for Sundays after Epiphany and Sundays after Pentecost. In the Liturgy of the Hours it is used for Sunday evening Vespers for Ordinary Time for the first and third weeks of the Psalter."

◈ Genre → Office hymns

♯ Key D minor

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SSATB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced

↕ Range G2 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 21

Texture Homophonic

Parts 7

Instruments A cappella

Pages 4

CPDL # 39544

Editor Simon Biazeck

Posted 2016-05-04

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano 1

C3 – G5

Soprano 2

C4 – C5

Alto

A3 – A4

Tenor

D3 – F4

Bass

G2 – D4

Accomp. rehearsal (for

G2 – G4

¶Lyrics / Text

O blest Creator of the light, who mak'st the day with radiance bright, and o'er the forming world didst call the light from chaos first of all. Whose wisdom joined in meet array the morn and eve, and named them Day: night comes with all its darkling fears; regard thy people's prayers and tears. Lest, sunk in sin, and whelmed with strife, they lose the gift of endless life; while thinking but the thoughts of time, they weave new chains of woe and crime. But grant them grace that they may strain the heav’nly gate and prize to gain: each harmful lure aside to cast, and purge away each error past. O Father, that we ask be done, through Jesus Christ, thine only Son; who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, doth live and reign eternally.