Filia Dei Sacred Music on Instagram: "It’s never too early! 👑🙏 This is the well-known refrain of the ancient Laudes Regiae chant. The oldest version of the text is found in a Frankish manuscript dating from around 796–800, and the earliest notations of the melody are sourced back to the 10th century. It may be that the original chant was meant to be used for Charlemagne (748–814) and later the text was adapted for kings, bishops, and popes. LATIN: Christus Vincit! Christus Regnat! Christus Imp