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Ave verum corpus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATTB · Ross Jallo
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Ave verum corpus by Richard Dering — Lyrics
Ave, verum corpus natum
de Maria Virgine:
vere passum, immolatum
in cruce pro homine:
cuius latus perforatum
fluxit aqua et sanguine:
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About Ave verum corpus
Richard Dering’s Ave verum corpus sets a well-known Latin text expressing devotion to the suffering Christ. The composer’s response to the words is rich and responsive, depicting the sacred body born of the Virgin Mary, who truly suffered and was sacrificed on the cross for humankind. The flowing lines of the SATTB voices weave around the central message of Christ’s sacrifice, and the subsequent lines about the pierced side from which flowed water and blood. Dering’s setting concludes with a plea for mercy, the solemnity of the text finding an eloquent voice in this sacred motet.
