This short chant is a rare example of pure pentatonic music used in chant, and for this reason it is impossible to say which mode it belongs to. The Latin text of the chant, a passage from Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109) in the Old Testament, is: In splendoribus sanctorum, ex utero, ante luciferum, genui te; in English, "In the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I begot you."
This brief hymn is a rare instance of pure pentatonic music employed in chant, making it impossible to determine which mode it belongs to. The Latin text of the chant, a passage from Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109) in the Old Testament, reads: "In splendoribus sanctorum, ex utero, ante luciferum, genui te"; in English, "In the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I begot you."