Ave Verum Corpus
for SATB choir, unaccompanied
Ave Verum Corpus, a sacred anthem for unaccompanied SATB choir
This piece is perfect for a Lenten reflection, or as a Communion anthem.
December 9, 2003
Schola Cantorum of DePauw University
Ave, verum corpus natum de Maria Virgine,
vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine,
cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua et 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 suffered, sacrificed on the cross for mankind,
from whose pierced side flowed water and blood:
Be for us a foretaste in the trial of death.
O Sweet, O Holy,
O Jesus, Son of Mary.
Have mercy on me.
Amen.
Ave Verum Corpus
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