Sheet music

Original

Caedmon's Hymn. Peter Bird. Triangle. chime. bell. on d'' and. or d'''. Sacred , Anthem. Languages. Old English , Latin , English. SATB.

Translation

Caedmon's Hymn. Peter Bird. Triangle. chime. bell. on d'' and. or d'''. Sacred , Anthem. Languages. Old English , Latin , English. SATB.

Original

The text of this hymn was recorded by the Venerable Bede. The melody of Cædmon’s famous hymn has been lost. however, the rhythms. triple time. are recorded in three 8th- and 9th-century manuscripts of Bede's Historia. This hymn is a perfect gem of hymnody and follows the rules exactly. verse, verse, refrain, verse, close. There is no evidence that this Hymn was ever previously sung in Latin. In this setting, the message and the musical theme are preserved through many changes of form as the language and the musical style gradually progress from those of the early Middle Ages to those of the English Baroque.

Translation

The text of this hymn was recorded by the Venerable Bede. The melody of Cædmon’s famous hymn has been lost. however, the rhythms. triple time. are recorded in three 8th- and 9th-century manuscripts of Bede's Historia. This hymn is a perfect gem of hymnody and follows the rules exactly. verse, verse, refrain, verse, close. There is no evidence that this Hymn was ever previously sung in Latin. In this setting, the message and the musical theme are preserved through many changes of form as the language and the musical style gradually progress from those of the early Middle Ages to those of the English Baroque.