The Parish Book of Motets
Motets by Title
Accendat in nobis, Lemme
Agnus Dei, Bernabei
Agnus Dei, Morley
Ave gratia plena, Verdonck
Ave Maria, Handl (attr. Victoria)
Ave Maria, Willaert
Ave Maria … serena, Josquin
Ave maris stella, Monteverdi
Ave verum, Byrd
Ave verum, Elgar
Ave verum, Pearsall
Ave verum in E♭, Saint-Saëns
Benedicam Dominum, Croce
Calix benedictionis, Allen
Call to remembrance, Farrant
Cantate Domino, Pitoni
Caro mea, Andrea Gabrieli
Cherubic Hymn (l), Jernberg
Cherubic Hymn (s), Jernberg
Ego sum panis vivus, Byrd
Exaudi Deus, Lassus
Exultate Deo, Scarlatti
Exultate justi, Viadana
Gaudent in cœlis, Victoria
Gloria tibi Domine, Papa
If ye love me, Tallis
Jesu rex admir. SAB, Palestrina
Jesu rex admir. SSA/TTB, ibid.
Jesu! the very thought, Wood
Jesus junxit se, Palestrina
Locus iste, Bruckner
Magnificat octavi toni, Lassus
Maria, mater gratiae, Fauré
O bone Jesu, Ingegneri
O bone Jesu, Manchicourt
O Domine Jesu Christe, Aichinger
O Genitrix gloriosa, Compère
O how sweet, O Lord, Willan
O Jesu Christe, Jacquet of Mantua
O quam suavis, Vivanco
O sacrum convivium, Byrd
O sacrum convivium, Croce
O salutaris hostia, Pierre de la Rue
Panis angelicus, Weerbeke
Regina cæli, Palestrina
Sacerdotes Domini, Byrd
Salve Regina, Rheinberger
Sancta Maria, Victoria
Scio enim, Lassus
Sicut cervus, Palestrina
Tantum ergo, Bruckner
Tu pauperum, Josquin
Voce mea, Croce
Benedicam Dominum — Croce
Calix benedictionis — Allen
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass 1
Balanced SATB
Calix benedictionis cui benedicimus, nonne communicatio sanguinis Christi est? Et panis quem frangimus, nonne participatio corporis Domini est?
Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
(1 Corinthians 10:16; offertory for the Feast of the Precious Blood)
Mr. Allen’s works, sacred and secular, have been performed in churches and concert halls throughout the United States and Europe. He is the founding director of the Collins Consort, the American Composer’s Project, and the Schola Immaculata. Mr. Allen is also the choirmaster of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Chicago.
Call to remembrance — Farrant
Soprano
Alto
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Balanced SATB
Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving kindness which hath been ever of old. O remember not the sins and offenses of my youth, but according to thy mercy, think thou on me, O Lord, for thy goodness.
(Psalm 25/24:5-6).
Cantate Domino — Pitoni
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
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Balanced SATB
Cantate Domino canticum novum: laus eius in ecclesia sanctorum. Laetetur Israel in eo qui fecit eum, et filii Sion exultent in rege suo.
Sing to the Lord a new song; praise him in the assembly of the saints. Let Israel rejoice in his maker, and let the children of Zion be joyful in their king.
(Psalm 149: 1-2)
Caro mea — Gabrieli
Soprano
Alto
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Balanced SATB
Caro mea vere est cibus, et sanguis meus vere est potus; qui manducat meam carnem et bibit meum sanguinem in me manet, et ego in eo.
My flesh is true meat, and my blood is true drink; whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
(John 6:56-57; alleluia verse for Corpus Christi)
Cherubic Hymn (Longer Form) — Jernberg
Descant
Alto 1
Tenor 1
Bass 1
Balanced SATB
Let us who mystically represent the cherubim and sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-giving Trinity now set aside all earthly cares. Amen. That we may receive the King of all, escorted invisibly by ranks of angels, alleluia.
(Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom)
Paul Jernberg is a prolific composer and director of a full-fledged non-profit organization, the Magnificat Institute of Sacred Music.
His music is now being sung in many parishes throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
Cherubic Hymn (Simple Form) — Jernberg
Descant
Alto 1
Tenor 1
Bass 1
Balanced SATB
Let us who mystically represent the cherubim and sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-giving Trinity now set aside all earthly cares. Amen. That we may receive the King of all, escorted invisibly by ranks of angels, alleluia.
(Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom)
Ego sum panis vivus — Byrd
Soprano
Alto
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Balanced SATB
Ego sum panis vivus qui de coelo descendi; si quis manducaverit ex hoc pane, vivet in aeternum, alleluia.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats of this bread will live forever, alleluia.
(John 6:51-52; antiphon to the Benedictus for Lauds of Corpus Christi)
Exaudi Deus — Lassus
Soprano
Alto
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Balanced SATB
Exaudi Deus orationem meam, et ne despexeris deprecationem meam: intende in me, et exaudi me.
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and do not disregard my petition: listen to me, and hear me.
(Psalm 55/54:1-2a)
Exultate Deo — Scarlatti
Exultate justi — Viadana
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Balanced SATB
Exultate justi in Domino: rectos decet collaudatio. Confitemini Domino in cithara: in psalterio decem cordarum psallite illi. Cantate ei canticum novum: bene psallite ei in vociferatione.
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just; praise for the upright is fitting. Give thanks to the Lord with the cithara: praise him upon the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Sing to the Lord a new song: sing to him well with a loud noise.
(Psalm 33/32:1-3)