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Programme Note

Hymnus de Sancte Andree Apostole, commissioned by Wells Cathedral, was premièred on 29th November, 2006 at an Evensong service sung by the Cathedral Choir and conducted by Matthew Owens.

Latin text sourced from MS 391, p. 269:
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College
(the Portiforium of St Wulfstan)

Text: Anonymous
Translation: T. O’Regan

FEAST OF ST ANDREW


Text

Hymnus de Sancte Andree Apostole

Andrea pie, sanctorum mitissime,
optine nostris errantibus veniam
et qui gravamur sarcina peccaminum,
subleva tuis intercessionibus.
Amen


Hymn of Saint Andrew the Apostle

O, pious Andrew, thou most tender of all saints,
attain for us mercy for our many mistakes
and raise us, by your recurring intercession,
who are beleaguered by the weight of all our sins.
Amen

Tarik O’Regan
Peterborough, New Hampshire
September, 2006