Vox clara ecce intonat
Vox clara ecce intonat is a Latin hymn used traditionally in the Liturgy of the Hours at Lauds during Advent.[1] An alternative version of the same hymn begins "En clara vox redarguit."[2]
History
The original version of the hymn dates from the 6th century.[3] Whilst it has been attributed to a number of different authors, including St Ambrose, it is generally recorded in modern books as "anonymous."[4] As a result of Pope Urban VIII's revision of the Breviary, the hymn was re-written in a more classical Latin style and published in 1632, with the opening line "En clara vox redarguit."[5]
Style
The hymn is written in iambic dimeter[6] and it is a retelling of the preaching of John the Baptist, announcing the coming of Christ in Luke's Gospel.
Latin versions of the Hymn
Vox clara ecce intonat
| En clara vox redarguit
|
English Versions
It is estimated that there are at least 27 English translations of the hymn.[9] The following examples were widely used in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
John Henry Newman
| John Mason Neale
| Edward Caswall
|
The Caswell translation is often sung to the tune Merton (87.87) by William Henry Monk.[12]
See also
- List of Roman Catholic hymns
- Canonical Hours
- Lauds
References
- ^ "En clara vox redarguit". Rome of the West. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Vox clara ecce intonat". Preces Latinae. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Vox Clara Ecce Intonat: Newman's 'Hark! a gladsome voice is thrilling'". A clerk of Oxford. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Vox clara ecce intonat". The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Adey, Lionel (August 1986). Chapter 6. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774802574. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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ignored (help) - ^ "En vox clara redarguit". Encyclopedia.Com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "The Advent Office". Chant Blog. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "En clara vox redarguit". Hymns and Carols of Christmas. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "En clara vox redarguit". Hymns and Carols of Christmas. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "The Advent Office". Chant Blog. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Hark! A herald voice is calling". Hymnary.Org. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ See "Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II" (Harper Collins Religious: 1999) or "Lutheran Hymnal" (Lutheran Publishing House: 1973)
External links
- Matthew Britt, The Hymns of the Breviary and Missal, Benziger Brothers, New York, 1922
- Alan Mc Dovgall, Pange Lingua: Breviary Hymns of old uses with an English rendering, Burns & Oates 1916
- Joseph Connelly, Hymns of the Roman Liturgy, 1957.
- Vox clara ecce intonat performed by Ensemble Officium
- Hark! A Herald Voice is Calling, sung (to the tune "Merton") by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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