Tenebrae Factae Sunt is the fifth of the nine responsories for Matins of Good Friday.
From CPDL:
(*Please note: this is the translation at CPDL. However, it's clear that the Romans crucified Jesus, since Jews did not use crucifixion as a punishment and weren't allowed to apply the death penalty anyway.)
From CPDL:
A responsory is a sung response to a Scripture reading. It has two parts: a respond and a versicle. After the versicle (indicated below by V. and usually sung by a single voice or a smaller group), the second part of the respond is repeated.
Tenebrae factae sunt, dum crucifixissent Jesum Judaei: et circa horam nonam exclamavit Jesus voce magna: Deus meus, ut quid me dereliquisti?
Et inclinato capite, emisit spiritum.
V. Exclamans Jesus voce magna ait: Pater, in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum.
Et inclinato capite, emisit spiritum.
There was darkness over the earth when the Jews* crucified Jesus: and about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.
V. Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.
(*Please note: this is the translation at CPDL. However, it's clear that the Romans crucified Jesus, since Jews did not use crucifixion as a punishment and weren't allowed to apply the death penalty anyway.)
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