Adam of St. Victor

?-circa 1182

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Though Adam of St Victor was one of the most prominent and prolific Latin hymnists of the Middle Ages, little is known of him. Writers nearest his time describe him as Brito, possibly  indicating a native of Britain or Brittany. All that is certain is that around 1130, after being educated in Paris, he became, at quite a young age, a monk in the Abbey of St. Victor, a well known school of theology on the outskirts of Paris. He spent the rest of his life there, dying some time between 1172 and 1192.

Hymns:

  1. Animemur ad agonem
  2. Ave, Virgo singularis
  3. Heri mundus exultavit
    • Death Shall Be Thy Birthday Morn
    • Jesu, Word of God Incarnate
    • Mingling with the Shouts of Earth
    • Yesterday the Happy Earth
    • Yesterday the World Elated
    • Yesterday, with Exultation
  4. Jucundare plebs fidelis
  5. Joy and Triumph Everlasting
  6. Laudes crucis attollamus
  7. Potestate non natura
  8. Salve, Mater Salvatoris
  9. Stola regnia laureatus
  10. Vergi vere substantivi
  11. Vox sonora nostri chori