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Ergo etiam regem
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ergo etiam regem by Teodoro Riccio — Lyrics
Ergo etiam Regem tu nondum natus adoras,
Ac digito ostendis solus et amne lavas.
Alme puer, rerum ac homimum contemtor et expers,
omnia habes, dum te nil nisi Christus habet.
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About Ergo etiam regem
Teodoro Riccio's motet Ergo etiam regem sets a Latin text that speaks of adoration of the newborn King. The words depict a tender scene, with the infant Christ adored even before birth, pointed to with a finger and washed in the river. The composer's text extols the child as the
