The original version of the hymn had the word "lumen" in the first line of the second verse, but some versions substituted the word "clarum" instead of lumen.
Meaning and purpose of the hymnedit
It comprises (like the hymns for Terce and Sext) only two stanzas of iambic dimeters together with a doxology, varying according to the feast or season.
As in the hymns for Prime, Sext and Compline, the theme is found in the steady march of the sun, that defines the periods of the day (and provided the basis of Roman and monastic chronology):
Rerum, Deus, tenax vigor
Immotus in te permanens,
Lucis diurnæ tempora
Successibus determinans '.
which translates (not literally, nor strictly by verse):
'O God, whose power unmoved the whole of Nature's vastness doth control,
Who mark'st the day-hours as they run by steady marches of the sun'.
The moral application is, as usual, made in the following stanza:
Largire lumen vespere 'O grant that in life's eventide'
Quo vita nusquam decidat, etc. 'Thy light may e'er with us abide', etc.
The authorship of the hymns for Terce, Sext and None is now ascribed only very doubtfully to St. Ambrose. They are not given to the saint by the Benedictine editors (see Ambrosian Hymnography), but are placed by Luigi Biraghi amongst his inni sinceri, since they are found in all the MSS. of the churches of Milan. Daniel (I, 23: IV, 13, 17) thinks that much longer hymns for the hours were replaced by the present ones. Pimont disagrees arguing that the saint may well have composed two sets of hymns for the hours. However, the researches of Blume (1908) show that the primitive Benedictine cycle of hymns, as attested by the Rules of Cæsarius and Aurelian of Arles, did not include these hymns, but assigned for Terce, Sext and None (for Eastertide) the hymns: "Jam surgit hora tertia", "Jam sexta sensim volvitur", "Ter hora trina volvitur"; the earliest MSS. of the cycle give for these hours, for the remainder of the year, the hymns: "Certum tenentes ordinem", "Dicamus laudes Domino", "Perfectum trinum numerum"; while other MSS. give as variants for Lent: "Dei fide qua vivimus", "Meridie orandum est", "Sic ter quaternis trahitur". This Benedictine cycle was replaced throughout Western Christendom by a later one, as shown by Irish and English MSS. which give the present hymns for the little hours.
Sourcesedit
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1911). "Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1911). "Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Referencesedit
^"Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor". Preces Latinae. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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rerum, deus, tenax, vigor, rerum, deus, tenax, vigor, daily, hymn, none, roman, catholic, breviary, contents, translations, hymn, meaning, purpose, hymn, sources, referencestranslations, hymn, editlatin, text, ellerton, d1893, rerum, deus, tenax, vigor, immotu. Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor is the daily hymn for None in the Roman Catholic Breviary Contents 1 Translations of the hymn 2 Meaning and purpose of the hymn 3 Sources 4 ReferencesTranslations of the hymn editLatin text J Ellerton d1893 RERUM Deus tenax vigor immotus in te permanens lucis diurnae tempora successibus determinans Largire lumen clarum vespere quo vita numquam decidat sed praemium mortis sacrae perennis instet gloria Praesta Pater piissime Patrique compar Unice cum Spiritu Paraclito regnans per omne saeculum Amen O STRENGTH and Stay upholding all creation Who ever dost Thyself unmoved abide yet day by day the light in due gradation from hour to hour though all its changes guide Grant to life s day a calm unclouded ending an eve untouched by shadows of decay the brightness of a holy deathbed blending with dawning glories of the eternal day Hear us O Father gracious and forgiving and Thou O Christ the coeternal Word Who with the Holy Ghost by all things living now and to endless ages art adored Amen 1 The original version of the hymn had the word lumen in the first line of the second verse but some versions substituted the word clarum instead of lumen Meaning and purpose of the hymn editIt comprises like the hymns for Terce and Sext only two stanzas of iambic dimeters together with a doxology varying according to the feast or season As in the hymns for Prime Sext and Compline the theme is found in the steady march of the sun that defines the periods of the day and provided the basis of Roman and monastic chronology Rerum Deus tenax vigor Immotus in te permanens Lucis diurnae tempora Successibus determinans which translates not literally nor strictly by verse O God whose power unmoved the whole of Nature s vastness doth control Who mark st the day hours as they run by steady marches of the sun The moral application is as usual made in the following stanza Largire lumen vespere O grant that in life s eventide Quo vita nusquam decidat etc Thy light may e er with us abide etc The authorship of the hymns for Terce Sext and None is now ascribed only very doubtfully to St Ambrose They are not given to the saint by the Benedictine editors see Ambrosian Hymnography but are placed by Luigi Biraghi amongst his inni sinceri since they are found in all the MSS of the churches of Milan Daniel I 23 IV 13 17 thinks that much longer hymns for the hours were replaced by the present ones Pimont disagrees arguing that the saint may well have composed two sets of hymns for the hours However the researches of Blume 1908 show that the primitive Benedictine cycle of hymns as attested by the Rules of Caesarius and Aurelian of Arles did not include these hymns but assigned for Terce Sext and None for Eastertide the hymns Jam surgit hora tertia Jam sexta sensim volvitur Ter hora trina volvitur the earliest MSS of the cycle give for these hours for the remainder of the year the hymns Certum tenentes ordinem Dicamus laudes Domino Perfectum trinum numerum while other MSS give as variants for Lent Dei fide qua vivimus Meridie orandum est Sic ter quaternis trahitur This Benedictine cycle was replaced throughout Western Christendom by a later one as shown by Irish and English MSS which give the present hymns for the little hours Sources editHerbermann Charles ed 1911 Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 12 New York Robert Appleton Company Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1911 Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 12 New York Robert Appleton Company References edit Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor Preces Latinae Retrieved 26 May 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rerum Deus tenax vigor amp oldid 1164206428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
