Hildegard von Bingen Antiphon
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O vis aeternitatis
Mode D (Hypomixolydian)
O vis aeternitatis, que omnia ordinasti in corde tuo.
O power of eternity, who ordered all things in your heart.
Liturgical Context
Divine Office — praise of the Creator
Hildegard addresses God's creative power directly. The melody is austere, climbing in long arcs. She understood that simplicity could carry more weight than ornament.
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum · Rupertsberg, c. 1150