Quem terra, pontus, aethera (William Byrd)

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• (Posted 2004-12-04)  CPDL #08685:        (Sibelius 4)

Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2004-12-04).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 123 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Revised Oct 2008.

General Information

Title: Quem terra, pontus, aethera
Composer: William Byrd
Lyricist: Venantius Fortunatus

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: ATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1605 in Gradualia I, no. 53
Description: 

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Quem terra pontus.

Latin text

Quem terra, pontus, aethera
colunt, adorant, praedicant,
trinam regentem machinam
claustrum Mariae baiulat.

Cui luna, sol, et omnia
deserviunt per tempora,
perfusa caeli gratia,
gestant Puellae viscera.

Beata mater, munere,
cuius supernus artifex,
mundum pugillo continens,
ventris sub arca clausus est.

Beata caeli nuntio,
fecunda Sancto Spiritu,
desideratus gentibus,
cuius per alvum fusus est.

Gloria tibi Domine
qui natus es de virgine
cum Patre et sancto spiritu
in sempiterna saecula.
Amen.