Christi virgo dilectissima

Severin Cornet's motet Christi virgo dilectissima is a devotional work for SATTB choir, sung in Latin. The text is a Marian antiphon, a prayer to the Virgin Mary. It invokes her as 'most beloved virgin of Christ' and 'worker of virtues,' imploring her aid for those in distress and burdened by sin. The composer expresses the plea for divine help, particularly when 'there is no one to help.' The motet concludes with the traditional Trinitarian doxology, 'Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.'