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O magnum mysterium 1

This O magnum mysterium was created in 2015 as a piece I wanted to perform with my siblings at our annual Christmas house concert. With its relatively simple harmony and structure and continuous four-part choir, it is well suited for amateur choirs.

O magnum mysterium
et admirabile sacramentum
ut animalia viderent Dominum natum
jacentem in praesepio.
Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt
portare Dominum Christum.
Alleluia.

Translation:

O great mystery,

and wonderful sacrament,

that animals should see the newborn Lord,

lying in a manger!

O blessed virgin, whose womb

was worthy to bear

the Lord Jesus Christ.

Alleluia!

Choir: SATB

Length: 5.5 min

Mörth Singers, conductor: Julian Mörth, 2019