Hymn for St. Deodatus
  • tomjaw
    Posts: 2,704
    While searching for Hymns for St. David (of Wales) I found this... Has anyone here found anything like this?

    From Analecta Hymnica Vol. 43 pg. 116
    "199. De Sancto Deodato Ep
    Ad Vesperas.

    1. Dignus summo in laudibus
    Deo datus egregius
    Dux gratibus hymnificis
    Deo detur in modulis.

    2. Erumpant montes gaudia
    Et vallis nostra cantica,
    Ecce, qui noster fuerat.
    Ereptum Christus vendicat.

    3. Ore salutem praedicans,
    Ortum doloris refutans
    Orabat sequi Dominum.
    Odisse monet zabulum.

    4. Dictus Niverni pontifex.
    Decus ipsius multiplex,
    Dans animae proficuum
    Decrevit pati eremum.

    5. Auctus momentis casuum
    Aptat gaudere unicum,
    Amplificatus Domino
    Artatur vitae taedio.

    6. Tempus pastor accelerat,
    Terror letalis superat,
    Tibi corde faventibus
    Totis succurras nisibus.

    7. Uitae repertor omnium,
    Ueni praestans solacium.
    Uota reddentes largius
    Uitam precamur caelitus.

    8. Sit cum patre et filio
    Spiritui paraclito
    Sanctitatis potentia
    Sempiterna per saecula.

    Brev. ms. Tullense saec. II. Cod. Spinalien. 233 (116). A. — Brev. Tollense imp. Parisiis (Sutor) 1510. B. Brev. Tollense imp. Parisiis (Higman) 1511. C. Brev. Tullense imp. Mussiponti 1595. D. - 1,1 Dignus supremis laudibus D. 3,1 praedicat A. 3,2 amputans D. — 4,4, Deserta quaerit montium D. 6,3 canentibus D. 6,4 Succurras totis ABCD; gegen das akrostichon. 7. 1 reparator BCD. 8,1 Sic B."

    N.B. Deodatus (Dié, Didier, Dieudonné, Déodat, Adéodat) of Nevers (d. June 19, ca. 679 AD) was a bishop of Nevers from 655. Tullense is the Latin name for Toul (France).

    My Parish Priest is named Deodat, not that I attend my own parish! I Sing at the TLM a few miles further up the road!
    Thanked by 2M. Jackson Osborn CHGiffen
  • Kathy
    Posts: 5,500
    An acrostic! How fun! (Church music used to be a jolly business)
    Thanked by 1tomjaw
  • tomjaw
    Posts: 2,704
    Church music can be such FUN, there are certain Hymns we sing that I have to point out the 'jolly' to avoid our schola dissolving in laughter at certain Hymns!

    N.B I have seen Acrostics with the first line of each verse but not each line of each verse as well!
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