Dum aurora finem daret

General information

Last responsory from the Matins for St. Cecilia

Settings by composers

• Pierre Bonhomme SSAATTTBB
• Francisco Guerrero SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Dum aurora finem daret, Caecilia exclamavit dicens: Eia, milites Christi, abjicite opera tenebrarum et induimini arma lucis.

English translation As dawn was fading into day, Cecilia cried: 'Arise, soldiers of Christ, Cast away the works of darkness And put on the armour of light'.