Gloria, laus et honor

Gloria, laus et honor (Latin, fame, glory and honor ') is the title of a procession hymn of the 9th century, the Bishop of Orléans Theodulf († 821 ) was written while around 810-815 for political reasons he in the Abbey Angers was held prisoner.

The historically untenable Tradition holds Theodulf have this hymn sung on Palm Sunday 821, passed as King Louis the Pious of France during the procession on his cell window. He was so moved that he ordered immediately to let him return free and get back on his episcopal throne. This contradicts the fact that Theodulf died in exile, according to current knowledge.

The biblical background of the hymn is found in the Gospel of Matthew from 21.1 to 16 and in Psalm 117.26. The original text of the hymn consists of 39 couplets, of which only the first six Verseinheiten represent today's procession hymn. Gloria, laus et honor is sung in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church as well as (in its English translation, All Glory, Laud and Honor ) in the Anglican and Lutheran churches in the English-speaking procession of palms on Palm Sunday.

The Latin version is found in the Graduale Romanum. For the melody of the German translation fame and glory and honor be to you in praise of God (1975 ) No. 197, the original melody of the hymn of the 9th century was used as the basis of the Antiphonale. The family part of 2013 appeared the singing praise to God is no longer no longer included, only still in the appendix of the diocese of Mainz (No. 770). Some other diocesan slopes of praise to God include the new vocal melody with other versions, such as the output for the bishoprics of Rottenburg-Stuttgart and Freiburg under No. 787

Text of the hymn Christ ad Regem

Literature and sources

• A. Lendru: Théodulfe, évêque d' Orléans et l' hymne Gloria, laus. La procession of Rameaux, in: La province du Maine 6, 1926, pp. 60-72.
• Adolf Adam: Te Deum Laudamus. Great prayers of the Church, Latin - German, Herder Freiburg, 2nd edition 1990, p 106f and 219f.
• Graduale Romanum {: } Gradual Sacrosanctæ Romanae Ecclesiae de tempore et de Sanctis. Primum Sancti Pii X iussu restitutum & editum, Pauli VI Pontificis Maximilian cura nunc recognitum, ad copy " Ordinis Cantus Missæ » dispositum et rhythmicis signis a Solesmensibus monachis diligenter ornatum. Abbatia Sancti Petri de Solesmis [ Solesmes ] 1974, p 141ff.