In manus tuas (1st setting)

This motet is set for two equal voices, likely for a male choir given the TT (tenor-tenor) voicing. The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 31, expresses a profound prayer of committal into God's hands, a plea for redemption from the Lord, the God of truth. The composer William Corbrand, active in the 16th century, crafts a sacred response to these deeply personal words. While not explicitly stated, the inclusion of the Marian invocation 'Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis' in other settings suggests a devotional context, possibly for Vespers or Compline, where such pleas are traditionally heard.