The original melody used in the chorus was written in my high school music theory class in the 90s.



Chorus:
"O pulchritudo mundi,
a Deo nobis data est.
Laudemus Dominum,
qui splendorem creavit."

Versus I:
"Caeli altitudo cantat,
terram benedictam ostendit.
Omnis creatura murmurat,
gratiam eius aeternam."

Chorus:
"O pulchritudo mundi,
a Deo nobis data est.
Laudemus Dominum,
qui splendorem creavit."

Versus II:
"Montes in silentio surgunt,
flumina lumine fluunt.
Ventus sussurrans narrat
sapientiam Domini."

Versus III:
"Floribus agri tinctis,
color gloriae fulget.
In valle umbrae vitae
lux Dei numquam deficit."

Versus IV:
"Aves in aurora clamant,
stellae noctem illuminant.
Universum proclamans est
donum Creatoris."

Chorus(final):
"O pulchritudo mundi,
a Deo nobis data est.
Laudemus Dominum,
qui splendorem creavit."


/// English ///
Chorus:
"O beauty of the world,
given to us by God.
Let us praise the Lord,
who created splendor."

Verse 1:
"The height of heaven sings,
shows the blessed earth.
Every creature murmurs,
his eternal grace."

Chorus:
"O beauty of the world,
given to us by God.
Let us praise the Lord,
who created splendor."

Verse 2:
"The mountains rise in silence,
the rivers flow with light.
The whispering wind tells
of the wisdom of the Lord."

Verse 3:
"The flowers of the field,
dyed,
the color of glory shines.
In the valley of the shadow of life
the light of God never fails."

Verse 4:
"The birds cry at dawn,
the stars illuminate the night.
The universe proclaims
is
the gift of the Creator."

Chorus (final):
"O beauty of the world,
given to us by God.
Let us praise the Lord,
who created splendor."




O Pulchritudo Mundi

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