Lucis Creator Optime
for SATB chorus unaccompanied
A melodic, prayerful, and emotionally engaging setting of the ancient Latin hymn text attributed to Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604), Supreme Creator of Light.
Lucis Creator optime, Supreme Creator of light,
lucem dierum proferens, Bringing forth each day’s dawn,
primordiis lucis novae, Creating anew the primordial light,
mundi parans originem: Which first shown when the world was made:
SKU: SPN-015
Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices
| Descriptive Tags: | Adoration, Devotion, Justice, Light, Liturgical text, Praise, Sun |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
| Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
| Language: | Latin |
| Sacred or Secular: | Sacred |
| Season or Event: | Concert, Divine Liturgy, Vespers |
| Voicing: | SATB |
$2.00
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