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
O bone Jesu — Ingegneri
Soprano
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O bone Jesu, miserere nobis, quia tu creasti nos, tu redemisti nos sanguine tuo pretiosissimo.
O good Jesus, have mercy on us, for you created us and redeemed us by your most precious blood.
O bone Jesu — Manchicourt
Soprano
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O bone Jesu, salvator mundi, miserere nobis; cognoscimus quia peccavimus; veniam petimus quam non meremur; vita nostra in dolore suspirat et in opera se non emendat. Si expectas non corrigimur, si vindicas non duramus. Ergo bone Jesu, salvator mundi, miserere nobis.
O good Jesus, saviour of the world, have mercy on us; we know that we have sinned; we ask for pardon that we do not deserve; our life sighs in sorrow, yet we do not amend our ways. If you wait, we do not
correct ourselves; if you take vengeance, we cannot endure. Therefore, good Jesus, saviour of the world, have mercy on us.
O Domine Jesu Christe — Aichinger
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O Domine Jesu Christe, adoro te in cruce vulneratum, felle et aceto potatum: deprecor te ut vulnera tua sint remedium animae meae.
O Lord Jesus Christ, I adore you wounded on the cross, given gall and vinegar to drink: I pray that your wounds would be a remedy for my soul.
(From the “Prayers of St. Gregory”, ninth century)
O Genitrix gloriosa — Compère
Soprano
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Balanced SATB
O genitrix gloriosa, mater Dei speciosa,
Suscipe verbum divinum, quod tibi fuit transmissum per angelum.
Beata virgo nitida, paries quidem filium,
Efficieris gravida, non habendo detrimentum Virginitatis.
Et eris benedicta, virgo semper mater, virgo semper intacta.
O glorious mother, beautiful mother of God, receive the divine word, which was spoken to you by the angel. Blessed and beautiful virgin, you will bring forth a son; you shall be with child, and suffer no loss
to your virginity. And you will be blessed, an ever-virgin mother, an undefiled virgin.
Ave virgo gloriosa, ave gemma speciosa,
Maria, mater gratiae, mater misericordiae,
O Maria florens rosa, tu nos ab hoste protege.
Esto nobis gratiosa, et hora mortis suscipe.
O gloriosa domina, excelsa supra sidera,
Qui te creavit, provide, lactasti sacro ubere.
Quod Eva tristis abstulit tu reddis almo germine,
Intrent ut astra flebiles, coeli fenestra facta es.
Maria mater gratiae, mater misericordiae.
Hail, glorious virgin, hail, precious gem. Mary, mother of grace, mother of mercy, O Maria, blooming
rose, protect us from the evil host. Be gracious to us, and protect us in the hour of death. O glorious lady,
exalted above the stars: you nourished him who created you upon your sacred breast. What the sad Eve
lost you restore by your offspring; the way is open to the weak, for you have been made the gate of heaven. Mary, mother of grace, mother of mercy.
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O how sweet, O Lord — Healey Willan
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O how sweet, O Lord, is thy Spirit; for Thou hast shown Thy sweetness unto Thy children. Thou
hast given them most wondrous bread from heaven: Thou fillest the hungry with good things,
and the rich Thou sendest empty away.
(St. Thomas Aquinas, O quam suavis, Magnificat antiphon for First Vespers of Corpus Christi.)
O Jesu Christe — Jacquet of Mantua
Soprano
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O Jesu Christe, miserere mei, quia dolore langueo. Domine, tu es spes mea. Clamavi ad te, miserere mei.
O Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, for I languish with sorrow. Lord, you are my hope; I have called to you, have mercy on me.
O quam suavis — Vivanco
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Balanced SATB
O quam suavis est, Domine, spiritus tuus, qui ut dulcedinem tuam in filios demonstrares, pane suavissimo de caelo praestito, esurientes reples bonis, fastidiosos divites dimittens inanes.
O how sweet, O Lord, is your spirit, who, to show your sweetness to your children, has given them the sweetest bread from heaven, filling the hungry with good things, and sending the disdainful rich away empty.
(St. Thomas Aquinas, Magnificat antiphon for First Vespers of Corpus Christi)
O sacrum convivium — Byrd
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Balanced SATB
O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus sumitur, recolitur memoria Passionis eius, mens impletur gratia, et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur, alleluia.
O sacred banquet in which Christ is received, the memory of his Passion is recalled, the soul is filled with grace, and the pledge of future glory is given to us, alleluia.
(St. Thomas Aquinas, Magnificat antiphon for II Vespers of Corpus Christi)
O sacrum convivium — Croce
Soprano
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Balanced SATB
O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus sumitur, recolitur memoria Passionis eius, mens impletur gratia, et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur, alleluia.
O sacred banquet in which Christ is received, the memory of his Passion is recalled, the soul is filled with grace, and the pledge of future glory is given to us, alleluia.
(St. Thomas Aquinas, Magnificat antiphon for II Vespers of Corpus Christi)
O salutaris Hostia — La Rue
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Balanced SATB
O salutaris hostia, quae coeli pandis ostium,
Bella premunt hostilia: da robur, fer auxilium.
Uni trinoque Domino sit sempiterna gloria
Qui vitam sine termino nobis donet in patria. Amen.
O saving Victim, who opens the gate of heaven, hostile wars rage: give strength, bring aid. To God, One in Three, be eternal glory, who gives endless life to us in our homeland. Amen.
(St. Thomas Aquinas, final stanzas of hymn Verbum supernum for Corpus Christi)
Panis angelicus — Weerbeke
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Balanced SATB
Panis angelicus fit panis hominum,
Dat panis coelicus, figuris terminum.
O res mirabilis! Manducat Dominum
Pauper, servus et humilis.
The bread of angels becomes the bread of humans; the bread of heaven puts an end to figures. O marvelous thing! The poor, the slave, and the humble feed upon their Lord.
(St. Thomas Aquinas, from the hymn Sacris solemniis for Corpus Christi)