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Hymnus ad Sanctum Emericum
for 4-part mixed choir
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| Composed: | 1977 |
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| Text: | in Latin |
| Durata: | 2'50'' |
| Publication: | Kontrapunkt Music |
English
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This hymn was written in 1977 to the glory of St Emeric. This great prince was the son of Saint Stephen, the first Christian king of Hungary. He showed, from his earliest years, an extraordinary piety: O light of purity, brighter than the sun,
O flower of virginity, more resplendent than snow.
From your nascent homeland you are the sparkling clarity,
St Emeric, lead us, your weak people!
Be our prince; we consider you
The miracle of our life, our mirror.
Betrothed of the angels, immaculate,
Whatever the earthly life full of mud.
You, who are brighter than the stars in the sky,
You adhere to the lamb which you follow.
O brilliant ray of light, more dazzling than the sun,
St Emeric, lead us, your weak people!
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