Iste confessor

Iste confessor is a Latin hymn used in the Divine Office at Lauds and Vespers on feasts of confessors.[1] It exists in two forms. Iste confessor Domini sacratus is the original 8th Century hymn[2] and Iste confessor Domini colentes is a 1632 edition, published by Pope Urban VIII with improved Latin style.[3] The hymn is written in Sapphic and Adonic meter.[4]

History

The earliest versions of the hymn can be found in 8th century manuscripts for the feast of St Martin of Tours (d.397) and this is reflected in the third verse which originally referred to the shrine of St Martin which was an extremely popular pilgrimage site for the sick.[5] Although St Martin was a bishop and confessor, the hymn was gradually extended and came to be used for all confessors, including non-bishops in the Roman Breviary and other Latin liturgical rites.[6] In the reforms following the Second Vatican Council, the 1974 Liturgy of the Hours has attempted to restore the hymn for primary use with bishop confessors, however it retains its more general usage where the pre-1974 Liturgies (such as the Roman Breviary) are used.[7]

Text of Hymn

The Roman Breviary published by Pope Urban VIII had two variations for the 3rd and 4th lines of this hymn: "Hac die laetus méruit beátas Scándere sedes" on the day of the confessor's death, otherwise it was changed to "Hac die laetus méruit suprémos Laudis honóres."[8] This decree became known as the "mutator tertius versus." In 1955, reforms to the rubrics of the Breviary and Calendar removed the decree and kept the latter text, ie. "méruit suprémos Laudis honóres."[9]


English Versions

Due to differences between the Latin versions of the hymn, and due to the demands of rendering the original Latin into metrical English which was suitable for singing, the translations below are thematically accurate, rather than literal translations.

See also

References
  1. "ISTE CONFESSOR DOMINI COLENTES". Encyclopedia.Com. Retrieved 23 Oct 2018.
  2. Connelly, Joseph. "Hymns of the Roman Liturgy" (PDF). Corpus Christi Watershed. 1954. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. "Iste confessor Domini Colentes". Hymnary.Org. Retrieved 23 Oct 2018.
  4. Britt OSB, Rev Matthew. "The Hymns of the Breviary and Missal" (PDF). Musica Sacra. Benziger Brothers. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. Dipippo, Gregory. "The Feast of St Martin". New Liturgical Movement. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. "Iste Confessor". St Augustine's Lyre. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. "The Confessor of Christ from Shore to Shore". St Augustine's Lyre. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  8. Breviarium Romanum Romae Typis Vaticanis. 1632. p. xlvi. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. "La nueva simplificacion de las rubricas" (PDF). p. 145. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. "Iste Confessor". St Augustine's Lyre. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. "Iste Confessor". Cantus Index. Retrieved 23 October 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. "This is the day". Breviary Hymns. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. "The Confessor of Christ from shore to shore". St Augustine's Lyre. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  14. "He Whose confession God of old accepted". Hymn Time. Retrieved 24 October 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.




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