Ave Verum Corpus

SATB a cappella
1

William Byrd (1543-1623)

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Soprano (SUPERIUS)

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Alto (MEDIUS)
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Tenor (TENOR)
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SOURCE: Gradualia, revised edition, 1610 (originally pub. 1605) NOTES: Note values halved, bar lines, slurs added. Tenor (m. 39), Alto (mm. 40-41): text underlay uncertain. TEXT/TRANSLATION: Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine: Cuius latus perforatum, Unda fluxit sanguine. Esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine: O Dulcis, O pie, O Jesu fili Mariae, miserere mei. Amen.

Hail true body, born of the Virgin Mary. Truly suffering, was sacrificied on the cross for mankind, From whose pierced side flowed blood, Be for us a foretaste in the final judgment. O sweet, O merciful, O Jesus, Son of Mary, Have mercy on me. Amen.

PERFORMANCE: Directors may want to raise the pitch one step edited by Rafael Ornes (4/24/99)