Topic
hymn
The laudes regiæ are a hymn used in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. There are variant texts, but they most often have the incipit that gives the hymn its alternative title: Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat. Formularies of the laudes regiæ praising the Holy Roman Emperor are referred to more specifically as the laudes imperiales.
