“Salve Festa Dies”.
Gregorian Chant.
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This Hymn, written by Venantius Fortunatus, is beautifully sung by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo dos Silos.
Salve festa dies toto venerabilis aevo
Qua Deus infernum vicit et astra tenet
Ecce renascentis testatur gratia mundi
Omnia cum Domino dona redisse suo
Salve festa dies . . .
Namque triumphanti post tristia tartara Christo
Undique fronde nemus gramina flore favent
Salve festa dies . . .
Qui crucifixus erat Deus,
ecce per omnia regnat Dantque
Creatori cuncta creata precem
Salve festa dies . . .
Hail, Festal Day, venerable of all ages
By which God conquers Hell
and holds the Stars
Behold, declares Grace for a reborn World
All gifts have returned with their Lord.
Hail, Festal Day . . .
For indeed, after Hellish sorrows,
to the triumphing Christ:
grove with green and buds with flower,
everywhere give laud.
Hail, Festal Day . . .
The Crucified One was God,
behold He reigns over all things,
and Creation offers Prayer to its Creator.
Hail, Festal Day . . .
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