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Charles-Marie Widor's Surrexit a Mortuis

  • Writer: Fr. Scott Haynes
    Fr. Scott Haynes
  • May 10
  • 1 min read

Surrexit a mortuis ('He rose from the dead'), Op. 23, No. 3, is a composition for choir and two organs by Charles-Marie Widor. The text is an anonymous Latin Easter hymn. Named a motet, it was first published by Hamelle in 1906.


Latin


Surrexit a mortuis, Christus Dei Filius, Pastor bonus, Pastor qui animam Pro grege suo posuit. Pascha nostrum immolatus est Christus. Surrexit a mortuis. Alleluia.


English


He rose from the dead, Christ, the Son of God, the good shepherd, the shepherd who for his flock laid down his life. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us. He rose from the dead. Alleluia.


Grand organ: Daniel Roth

Choir organ: Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer

Choplin Choir: Mainzer Figuralchor

Director: Stefan Weiler



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