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Nicolas De Grigny
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A Solis Ortus Click to Listen, [1:24]
Chorale on Pédale Trompette 8' with other voices on G.O. (Bourdon 16' + Montre 8' + Prestant 4' + Nasard 3' + Octavin 2') coupled to Récit Plein jeu 4 rangs. Uses extended version. Instrument: A. Cavaillé-Coll Organ, originally Paris, France, moved to Mainz, Germany (1877) - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

Chorale Text
Latin:

A solis ortus cardine
Ad usque terrae limitem
Christum canamus Principem,
Natum Maria Virgine.

English:

From the rising of the sun
to the ends of the earth,
let us sing of Christ the Prince,
born of the Virgin Mary.
--tr. Mick Swithinbank

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