Rex Pacificus
(SATB with divisi, unaccompanied)
Anonymous 15th cent text Music: David Rain
Tempo I: = 90 (Intro & refrains, accented, with great joy, verses more lyrical)
Glossary:
Suggested pronunciation:
Rex Pacificus = the King of Peace pacificus = passifikus (or pachifikus)
Exortum est = he is arisen y-come = ee-come
Lysse = joy, happiness gysse = jiss Gree = grace disease = diss-ease
Gysse= guide bale = bailey us bought to bliss = bought our way to bliss y-went = ee-went
De fructu ventris = of the fruit of the womb fulgebit = fuljehbeat
Dight = deliver ay = eh
Puer natus = a child is born
fro bale us blent = from evil us hid
Lux fulgebit = the light will shine
His pennon pight = his pennant pitched
Gloria Tibi = Thine is the glory
Ay = always, ever
Wysse = guides, instructs
Rent = revenue, riches
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Both ywent. had we towoe else
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Heus Hisgraceto un God andbliss. ay all
Glo some. all and both andsome,
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Heus
Both notmiss. we that ofheav'n rent The wysse.
Both notmiss. we that ofheav'n rent The wysse.
ficus Paci Rex Now andsome all both singwe, well No some. and all both andsome, all
Paci Rex Now andsome all both singwe, well No some. and all both andsome, all In pennonpight. his rymild Ma in rymild, Ma In andlight. love with gebit ful Lux come.isy
ficus Paci Rex Now andsome all both singwe, well No In pennonpight. his rymild Ma in rymild, Ma In andlight. love with gebit ful Lux come.isy
Tempo II:
= 60 (slower, with a hint of summer)
ficus Paci Rex Now andsome all both singwe, well No In pennonpight. his rymild Ma in rymild, Ma In andlight. love with gebit ful Lux come.isy
In pennonpight. his rymild Ma in rymild, Ma In andlight. love with gebit ful Lux come.isy
Optional soloists or semi-chorus (Tempo II)
some. alland
some. alland both andsome, all Both lymight. man with tookkind her
andsome, all Both lymight. man with tookkind her
andsome, all Both lymight. man with tookkind her
andsome, all Both lymight. man with tookkind her Optional soloists or semi-chorus (Tempo II)
Tempo I (Tutti) J
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Pacificus Rex Nowandsome all both singwe, well No some.alland both andsome, all Both lymight. man with tookkind her In pennonpight. his mild ry Ma
Pacificus Rex andsomeNow all both singwe, well No some.alland both andsome, all Both lymight. man with tookkind her In pennonpight. his ry mild Ma
bi Ti a ri Glo isycome.
bi Ti a ri Glo isycome.
Glo isycome.
Pacificus Rex Nowandsome all both singwe, well No some.alland both andsome, all Both lymight. man with tookkind her In pennonpight. his mild ry Ma bi
Glo isycome.
Hisgraceunto God andbliss. ay
Hisgraceunto God andbliss. ay
Hisgraceunto God andbliss. ay
Both miss. not we that ofheav'n rent The wysse. us He
Both miss. not we that ofheav'n rent The wysse. us He
Both miss. not we that ofheav'n rent The wysse. us He
Hisgraceunto God andbliss. ay
Both miss. not we that ofheav'n rent The wysse. us He
= 100 (piu mosso, accelerando poco a poco al fine)
some. and all both andsome, all
some. and all both andsome, all
some. and all both andsome, all
some. and all both andsome, all
Paci Rex Now andsome all both singwe, well No