T054 Ave domine Iesu Christe vita dulcis

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Standardised text incipit:

Ave domine Iesu Christe vita dulcis

Reference sources:

Full text: I-Mfd 1, ff. 165v-166r
Translation: Eva Ferro

Full text:

Ave domine Iesu Christe, vita dulcis et mitis, praemium nostrum, caritas summa, fons amoris, pax, dulcedo, requies nostra, vita perennis.

Verbum patris hodie
Processit de virgine
Virtutes angelicae
Cum canore iubilo:
Benedicamus domino.

Sancte Augustine ora pro nobis.

English translation:

Hail Lord Jesus Christ, life sweet and gentle, our prize, highest love, source of love, peace, sweetness, our repose, everlasting life.

The Word of the Father came forth from a virgin today. The angelical virtues (say) singing melodiously: We praise the Lord.

Holy Augustine, pray for us.

Subject:

Christ; the Blessed Sacrament; Incarnation; St. Augustine

Liturgical/devotional association:

the Blessed Sacrament

Christmastide

Correspondences in standard ref works:

Ave domine ... perenni = CIP

Verbum ... domino = Benedicamus trope for Christmas and Christmastide (compare AH 20, No. 21, p. 226)

Sancte ... nobis = standard litanic invocation

Further notes:

The first part of the text (Ave ... perennis) is the continuation of T051-053 (see T051 for details).

Motets with this text

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Source	Motet incipit	Attribution	Rubric	Cycle / Text
I-Mfd 1 165v-166r	Ave domine Iesu Christe vita dulcis ID: M054	- [Compère, Loyset]	loco offertorii	C16 Ave domine Iesu Christe T054 Ave domine Iesu Christe vita dulcis