The Sequence in the New Rite is treated like just another hymn. The text given in the Lectionary is only mandatory when the Sequence is read by the Lector.

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Not sure what's being asked since the translation given above doesn't fit the Gregorian melody.

The version in By Flowing Waters (#151) is similar to that found in ryand's link above (which matches the translation on the USCCB website), but it's a better translation as far as the musical setting is concerned. And BFW has been approved for liturgical use.

Maybe it is official for Ireland.

@steve in our girm the option to say the sequence is not spoken, you can sing it or omit it.

What an ugly hodge-podge of words! Surprisingly, with some historic verb forms like 'didst' and 'hath'. Why didn't they just use the Neale translation. Oh, I know why: it isn't ugly or clumsy enough - and, IT can be sung to the historic melody.

Thanks all for these answers, yes I had found some of those resources, and as far as I can see the text I have above is the text for ireland anyway.
@ rich, I guess I am looking for this text put to the traditional melody with as little adaptation as possible.

The St. Isaac Jogues Missal has a "literal" translation in it - not for singing to the chant.

My Marian Missal has a translation that could easily be sung to the chant.


Slightly different from the other popular translation set to the chant.

CCooze's offering from the St Isaac Jogues missal is the Neale translation, except for several words in the last verse. And, it can be sung very well to the historic melody.

Bonniebede - very clever shoehorning! As I 'sang' your solution I was indeed filled with 'derisory laughter' and reminded of Cinderella's sisters trying to fit into her glass slipper. Isn't it a crime what officialdom can pawn off on us to sing (or to make it impossible to sing)!?

(The pictured translation isn't from the St. Isaac Jogues, but from my 1956 New Marian Missal.)

Actually the St. Isaac Jogues "literal" translation (also the translation in the St. Edmund Campion missal (no surprise that they match)) isn't super singable:
"To the Paschal Victim, let Christians offer the sacrifice of praise.

The Lamb hath redeemed the sheep;
Christ the Sinless One hath reconciled sinners to His Father.

Death and Life contended in a wondrous encounter:
the Prince of Life died indeed, but now reigns living.

Tell us, Mary, what sawest thou on the way?
I saw the sepulcher of the living Christ, I saw the glory of Him that had risen.

I saw the angelic witnesses, the napkin and the linen cloths.
Christ, my hope, hath risen: He shall go before you into Galilee.

We know in truth that Christ hath risen from the dead:
Thou, O victorious King, have mercy on us. Amen. Alleluia."


Anyway, I'd just like to say that "I saw Christ’s glory as he rose," sounds an awful lot like they're trying to say that she actually saw Him rise. Which isn't a correct translation or in the Bible, and so isn't a proper bit of text to be singing.

I am so glad that we have to sing it in Latin all week!

The Sequence is not treated as a hymn: "hymns" only appear in the Mass as "other chant[s].. suited to the action", as para. 48 of the GIRM.

The Sequence in the New Rite is treated as part of the Acclamation Before The Gospel, GIRM 62-64. Those texts are always "taken from the Lectionary.. or the Graduale", and in general texts taken from the Lectionary are not freely to be substituted or retranslated.

The Sequence does not appear in the novus Roman Missal.

Just a draft here, moving the existing notes around:



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(c4) Christ(d)ians, (c) to (d) the (f) Pasch(g)al (f)Vic(e)tim(d.) *(,) off(h)er(g) sac(e)ri(g)fice(f) and (e) praise.(d.) (::)
The (h) sheep (j) are(k) ran(h)somed (h) by (g) the (h) Lamb;(h.) (;)
and (h) Christ, (gh) the (g) un(f)de(e)filed,(d.) (,)
hath (f) sin(g)ners (d) to (e) his (d) Fa(c)ther (e) re(f)con(e)ciled.(d.) (::)Death (h) with (j) life (k) con(h)ten(gh)ded:(h.) (,)
com(h)bat (g) strange(hg)ly(f) end(e)ed!(d.) (;)
Life’s (fg) own (d) Cham(e)pion, (d) slain,(c.) yet (e) lives (f) to (e) reign.(d.) (::) Tell (a) us,(cd) Ma(f)ry:(g) say(ed..) what (c) thou (f) didst (e) see (d) up(e)on (c) the(d) way.(d.) (::)The (f) tomb (hg) the (h) Liv(f)ing (g) did (f) en(e)close;(d.) (;) I (d) saw (g) Christ’s (fg) glo(hg)ry (f) as (g) he (fe~) rose!(d.) (::) The (a) an(c)gels (d) there (f) at(g)test(e_)ing;(d.) (,)shroud (c) with (f) grave-(e) clothes (de) rest(c)ing.(d.) (::) Christ, (fh) my (g) hope, (hf) has (g) ri(fe)sen: (d.) (;) he (d) goes (gf) be(g)fore (h) you (g) in(f)to (g) Ga(f)li(e)lee.(d.) (::) That(hj) Christ(k) is (h) tru(h)ly(g) ri(h)sen(h.) (,)from (h) the (j) dead(gf) we (e) know.(d.) (;)
Vic(c)tor(fe)ious (gh) king, (h.) (,)thy(fg) mer(f)cy (e) show!(d.) (::) A(ded)men,(cd) (,) Al(c)le(f)lú(ed~)ia.(d) (::)

Also, I think what was meant is that it's treated like a hymn in the choice of text and music as per Fr. Chepponis's quotation.

second draft:



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(c4) Chris-(d)tians, (c) to (d) the (f) Pas-(g)chal (f)Vic-(e)tim(d.) *(,) of-(h)fer(g) sa-(e)cri-(g)fice(f) and (e) praise.(d.) (::)
The (h) sheep (h) are(j) ran-(k)somed (h) by (g) the (h) Lamb;(h.) (;)
and (h) Christ, (gh) the (g) un-(f)de-(e)filed,(d.) (,)
hath (f) sin(g)ners (d) to (e) his (d) Fa(c.)ther (e) re-(f)con-(e)ciled.(d.) (::)Death (h) with (j) life (k) con-(h)ten-(gh)ded:(h.) (,)
com-(h)bat (g) strange-(h)ly(g) end(fe)ed!(d.) (;)
Life’s (fg) own (d) Cham-(e)pion, (d) slain,(c.) yet (e) lives (f) to (e) reign.(d.) (::) Tell (ac) us,(d) Mar-(f)y:(g) say(e.) what (d.) thou (c) didst (f) see (e) up-(d)on (e) the(c) way.(d.) (::)The (f) tomb (hg) the (h) Liv-(f)ing (g) did (f) en-(e)close;(d.) (;) I (d) saw (gf) Christ’s (g) glo(h)ry (g) as (f) he (g) rose!(fed.) (::) The (a) an-(c)gels (d) there (f) at-(g)test-(e_)ing;(d.) (,)shroud (c) with (f) grave-(e) clothes (de) rest-(c)ing.(d.) (::) Christ, (fh) my (g) hope, (hf) has (g) ri(fe)sen: (d.) (;) he (d) goes (gf) be-(g)fore (h) you (g) in-(f)to (g) Gal-(f)i-(e)lee.(d.) (::) That(h) Christ(jk) is (h) tru-(h)ly(g) ris-(h)en(h.) (,)from (h) the (j) dead(gf) we (e) know.(d.) (;)
Vic-(c)to-(fe)rious (gh) king, (h.) (,)thy(fg) mer(f)cy (e) show!(d.) (::) A(ded)men,(cd..) (,) Al-(c)le-(f)lú-(ed~)ia.(d.) (::)

[oh, just realized about the extra syllable on "risen" (third line from the end), so it's fixed in the gabc, but not in the pdf]

I like two notes on "tell" because it's a verb.

But the phrase could also be altered so that the two-notes fall on "Ma" of Mary, instead:

It's bad enough to start with.
The more it's tinkered with the worse it gets.

trying to set Gregorian melodies to English is putting square peg in round hole. rewrite the melody to fit the English entirely or just sing the Latin. English chant is totally substandard to the GC.

it's like, "let's paint this Van Gogh with crayons. I know we can do it! get real people. just use your time and effort to admire the real thing. why do you feel you must change what is already perfect in its own way?

Folks...the ICET one is fine...except for their very obvious avoiding of archaic/elevated language.

The best version of this Sequence I have ever heard was done by Dennis Fitzpatrick. (Yes, THE infamous Dennis Fitzpatrick, who was the head of FEL, "Friends of the English Liturgy".) He did a masterful job, changing the wording of the Sequence to make a great fit of the verbal and musical accents. He seemed to have a gift for this. It is done beautifully.

Thanks to all who showed their thinking in adapting, it is a real education.

I have always loved Latin. But these persons who seem almost to believe that God only understands Latin, and that Latin is holier than English give me second thoughts. Um, don't they realise that God really prefers Cranmerian English?

Actually, He speaks Hebrew. ;-)

I think Hebrew is much, much older.

Thanks for all the help. Sang it. It went well. Another bit of liturgy somewhat restored. Hurrah.