{"id":4691,"date":"2019-12-23T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/?p=4691"},"modified":"2021-12-10T16:26:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:26:09","slug":"oldest-christmas-carol-jesus-refulsit-omnium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/oldest-christmas-carol-jesus-refulsit-omnium\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oldest Christmas Carol, Jesus Refulsit Omnium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The oldest Christmas Carol historians have knowledge of is a 4th century motet or  Epiphany: &#8216;Jesus Refulsit Omnium&#8217; &#8211; <em>Jesus, Light of All the Nations<\/em> &#8211; exactly translating <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/jesus-christmas-haiku-via-patfurstenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus<\/a>, the brilliance of all<\/em>. It depicts the sudden realization that enlightened the Magi, the Wise Men, when they finally arrived to the stable where infant Jesus had been born and it was created by St. Hilary of Poitiers between 310 \u2013 367 (most probably without any instrumental backing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this touching rendition of <em>Jesus Refulsit Omnium<\/em> as performed by the Chamber Choir of George Watson&#8217;s College at the annual Festival of 9 Lessons and Carols at St Giles&#8217; Cathedral, Edinburgh, on 16th December 2015:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pMJnlPHqch0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the choir, a capella sheet music <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheetmusicplus.com\/title\/jesus-refulsit-omnium-digital-sheet-music\/20173232?ac=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a>. The lyrics in Latin are below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Jesus refulsit omnium<br>       Pius redemptor gentium<br>       Totum genus fidelium<br> Laudes celebret dramatum<\/p><p>Quem stella natum fulgida<br>       Monstrat micans per authera<br>       Magosque duxit praevia<br>       Ipsius ad cunabula<\/p><p>Illi cadentes parvulum<br>       Pannis adorant obsitum<br>       Verum fatentur ut Deum<br> Munus ferendo mysticum.<br>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.wf-f.org\/Hymns-carols.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Source (opens in a new tab)\">Source<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"503\" data-attachment-id=\"4710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/oldest-christmas-carol-jesus-refulsit-omnium\/magithreegifts\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magithreegifts.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,503\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"magithreegifts\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magithreegifts.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magithreegifts.jpg\" alt=\" The Magi by Henry Siddons Mowbray, 1915 . oldest christmas carol Jesus Refulsit Omnium\" class=\"wp-image-4710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magithreegifts.jpg 700w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magithreegifts-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption> <em>The Magi by Henry Siddons Mowbray, 1915<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the English translation by Kevin Hawthorne, PhD :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <em>&#8216;Jesus, devoted redeemer of all nations, has shone forth,<br> Let the whole family of the faithful celebrate the stories<br><br>The shining star, gleaming in the heavens, makes him known at his birth and, going before, has led the Magi to his cradle<br><br>Falling down, they adore the tiny baby hidden in rags,<br> as they bear witness to the true God by bringing a mystical gift.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saint Hillary of Poitiers, whose first name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful, <em>hilari<\/em>, was a Bishop of Poitiers who later received the title of Doctor of the Church. It is worth mentioning that in Latin <em>doctor <\/em>means &#8216;teacher&#8217; &#8211; thus Doctor of the Church  recognized a significant contribution brought to theology through research, study, or writing. Three hymns are attributed to St. Hillary of Poitiers thus making him  the first Latin Christian hymn writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"470\" data-attachment-id=\"4714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/oldest-christmas-carol-jesus-refulsit-omnium\/charlesbosseron-adorationmagi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/charlesBosseron.AdorationMagi.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"581,470\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"charlesBosseron.AdorationMagi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/charlesBosseron.AdorationMagi.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/charlesBosseron.AdorationMagi.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Bosseron, Adoration of the Magi. oldest christmas carol Jesus Refulsit Omnium\" class=\"wp-image-4714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/charlesBosseron.AdorationMagi.jpg 581w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/charlesBosseron.AdorationMagi-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><figcaption>Charles Bosseron, Adoration of the Magi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What exactly is a <em>motet<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <em>motet <\/em>is a short, sacred vocal composition. I love the etymology of the word <em>motet<\/em>. Originating in the Latin <em>movere<\/em>, &#8216;to move&#8217;, it depicts the movement (against each other) that the various voices produce during the song. Yet considering <em>motet <\/em>as a diminutive deriving from the French <em>mot<\/em>, &#8216;word&#8217;,  it depicts a &#8216;little word&#8217; &#8211; thus a short song.<br>The medieval motet most probably became the sacred Renaissance madrigals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I am <a aria-label=\"Christian Orthodox (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/orthodox-easter-eggs-folktales-symbolism-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Orthodox<\/a>, but I love the peace that washes over me when I listen to Catholic vocal compositions, late-medieval to present. My native language, Romanian, resonates closely to its Latin roots and the one year of Latin study I did in school has added an aura of mystery and enchantment to this now dead language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/the-oldest-christmas-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"429\" data-attachment-id=\"13019\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/the-oldest-christmas-story\/oldest-christmas-story\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/oldest-Christmas-story.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"858,429\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oldest Christmas story\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Oldest Christmas Story. Enjoy! Merry Christmas! &amp;#8220;Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;the oldest Christmas story&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/oldest-Christmas-story.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/oldest-Christmas-story.jpg\" alt=\"oldest Christmas story\" class=\"wp-image-13019\" title=\"readtheoldest Christmas story\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/oldest-Christmas-story.jpg 858w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/oldest-Christmas-story-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/oldest-Christmas-story-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Have you read <a href=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/the-oldest-christmas-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Oldest Christmas Story<\/a>?<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you enjoyed listening to what is believed to be the oldest Christmas carol,  <em>Jesus  Refulsit Omnium<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Song lyrics and movie clip are property and copyright of their  owners and are provided for educational purposes and  personal use only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The #MusicMonday meme was created by Drew @&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thetattooedbookgeek.wordpress.com\/2018\/10\/22\/music-monday-monster-you-made-by-pop-evil-musicmonday-music-rock-popevil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tattooed Book Geek<\/a>.&nbsp;You\n can pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday. I \nthoroughly enjoyed this blog feature on Mischenko\u2019s lovely blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/readrantrockandroll.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ReadRantRockandroll <\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which one is your favorite Christmas song?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wishing everyone a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/angel-christmas-haiku-via-patfurstenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\">blessed <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/family-christmas-haiku-via-patfurstenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Holiday Season (opens in a new tab)\">Holiday Season<\/a><\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also enjoy reading <a aria-label=\"A Journey through the Medieval City of Sighisoara, Romania. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/journey-medieval-city-sighisoara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Journey through the Medieval City of Sighisoara, Romania.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/MyBook.to\/ChristmasHaiku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"1734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/christmas-tree-and-saint-nicholas-christmas-tree-nicholas-gift-shoe-haiku-via-patfurstenberg\/christmas-haiku-patriciafurstenberg-s\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Haiku-PatriciaFurstenberg.s.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Christmas-Haiku-PatriciaFurstenberg.s\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Haiku&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Haiku&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Haiku-PatriciaFurstenberg.s.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Haiku-PatriciaFurstenberg.s.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Haiku\" class=\"wp-image-1734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Haiku-PatriciaFurstenberg.s.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Haiku-PatriciaFurstenberg.s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Haiku-PatriciaFurstenberg.s-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Christmas Haiku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The oldest known Christmas Carol is a 4th century motet or Epiphany: &#8216;Jesus Refulsit Omnium&#8217; &#8211; Jesus, Light of All the Nations, created by Saint Hilary of Poitiers. A touching, vocal composition with an aura of enchantment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The Oldest #Christmas #Carol, Jesus Refulsit Omnium. * The oldest known Christmas Carol is a 4th century motet or Epiphany: 'Jesus Refulsit Omnium' - #Jesus, Light of All the Nations by Saint Hilary of Poitiers. A touching, vocal composition. #history","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1332,3556,5572,1808,1684,1386,1344,2030,1339],"tags":[2448,2451,2449,2462,2458,1046,4582,974,2442,2456,2457,944,2443,2459,2450,2452,2444,2299,2445,2453,2461,2441,2464,2455,2439,2440,2160,2463,2454,2447,2460,2446],"class_list":["post-4691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrations","category-christianity","category-christmas","category-history","category-holiday","category-languages-and-translations","category-movie-music-monday","category-symbolism","category-traditions","tag-4th-century","tag-a-capella","tag-chamber-choir","tag-chant","tag-cheerful","tag-christmas-carol","tag-christmas-posts","tag-christmas-stories","tag-epiphany","tag-god","tag-hilari","tag-jesus","tag-jesus-refulsit-omnium","tag-latin-english-translation","tag-latin-song","tag-laudes-celebret","tag-light-of-all-nations","tag-lyrics","tag-magi","tag-manus-ferendo-mysticum","tag-medieval-song","tag-motet","tag-musical-tradition","tag-mystical-gift","tag-oldest-carol","tag-oldest-christmas-song","tag-origin","tag-renaissance-madrigal","tag-rendeemer-of-nations","tag-st-hillary-of-poitiers","tag-what-isa-motet","tag-wise-men"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/wisemen.manger.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28455,"url":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/your-christmas-gift-an-unique-advent-calendar-of-romanian-winter-legends-snow-songs-feast\/","url_meta":{"origin":4691,"position":0},"title":"Your Christmas Gift, an Unique Advent Calendar of Romanian Winter Legends, Snow Songs &amp; Feast","author":"Patricia Furstenberg","date":"01\/12\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This Advent Calendar opens doors into Romania\u2019s & world's winter legends and memories. 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