The words:
O magnum mysterium, et admirable sacramentum, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, jacentum in praesepio!
Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Christum. Alleluia!
O great mystery, and wondrous sacrament, that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in their manger!
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!
Oh so beautiful!
Kendall, thanks for posting this! Can you tell me who the choir is, and where they are singing?
Alleluia! Puer nobis nascitur! Venite adoremus, alleluia!
Chuck Bradshaw
Its the University of Santo Tomas Alumni Singers directed by Allan Diona Sims. My understanding is that this performance is in 2006 at the Hollywood Choir Festival, at the Hollywood United Methodist Church across from the Kodak Theater.
They have a blog:
http://theustsingers.blogspot.com/
And there is more here:
http://www.ust-singers.com/index_e.html
Note that there is the regular university group and then a u.s. alumni group and it appears it is the latter in view here.
Magnificent, Dr. Harmon. Thank you for posting this.
The Lauridsen is very beautiful, but say O Magnum Mysterium to any choir members in the world, and there is a 95% chance that this what will start playing in their heads.