Ave verum corpus - William Byrd, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
5. 'Ave verum corpus'
From the album ‘Treasures of English Church Music’
Composer William Byrd
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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Ave verum corpus
One of the most familiar and treasured examples of Byrd's church music, 'Ave verum corpus' was included in the Gradualia of 1605, a published collection of music for the Latin Mass. The personal conclusion (Miserere mei) is the version of the text printed in Primers of private devotions.
LYRICS:
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.
(Pope Innocent VI, d. 1342: Sequence hymn for the Feast of Corpus Christi.)
(All hail, O true Body, of the blessed Virgin born,
Which in anguish to redeem us did’st suffer upon the cross;
From whose side, when pierced by spear, there came forth both water and blood:
Be to us at our last hour the source of consolation.
O loving, O holy, O Jesu, thou Son of Mary,
O have mercy on me. Amen.)
Treasures of English Church Music
46 tracks of English a cappella church music, featuring John Rutter conducting the Cambridge Singers, and recorded in the inspiring setting of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral.
“A marvellous collection taken from all ages of Church Music – a mix of the popular and the slightly rarer. This is recorded in Ely Cathedral and it seems to have projected itself into some wonderfully lyric pieces – the opening track of Parsons Ave Maria sets the scene for the rest of the music. This is the Cambridge Singers at their best…” Cathedral Music
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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