Graduale: Viderunt omnes, medieval chant of the Gradual of Eleanor of Brittany (Lyric Video)

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About the chant:
"Viderunt Omnes" is a traditional Gregorian chant of the 11th century. The work is based on an ancient gradual of the same title.
The chant was subsequently expanded upon by composers of the Notre Dame school who developed it as type of early polyphony known as organum. Thought to be written for Christmas, the polyphonic settings would have retained the same liturgical purpose as the original gradual, while being musically enhanced for the festivities. The cantus firmus, or tenor, "holds" the original chant, while the other parts develop complex melismas on the vowels. The various settings of Viderunt Omnes provide context for specific trends in medieval music.
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This chant is performed by CIRMA/ Ensemble Organum lead by Mr Marcel Pérès
Website: https://organumcirma.com/

Painting: ‘Peace is Coming" by Jon McNaughton
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Latin Text:
Viderunt omnes fines terrae
salutare Dei nostri
Cantate Domino canticum novum
quia mirabilia fecit
Viderunt omnes fines terrae
salutare Dei nostri
Notum fecit Dominus salutare suum
ante conspectum gentium
revelavit iustitiam suam
Viderunt omnes fines terrae
salutare Dei nostri
Gloria Patri
et Filio
et Spirítui Sancto
Sicut erat in principio
et nunc et semper
Et in saecula saeculorum
Amen
Viderunt omnes fines terrae
salutare Dei nostri