Dignare me laudare te

Maître Gosse's motet Dignare me laudare te is a sacred work in Latin for treble voices (SST). The text is a prayer for spiritual strength, asking Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary to grant the singer the ability to praise them and to provide power against enemies. The additional verse by Gombert offers a direct plea to the Queen of Heaven, the most gracious mother of her child, to not cast the singer aside but to entrust themselves solely to her care. This setting would suit a choir looking for a concise and devotional piece from the Renaissance polyphonic tradition.