Ave verum Corpus

Processional Hymn, Corpus Christi

Gradualia I, 1605, vol.2 no.5

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Pope Innocent VI (d.1342) William Byrd
  
             
Superius
  
   
(Soprano)
A ve ve rum Cor pus,

   
Medius
       
  
    
(Alto)
A ve ve rum Cor pus,

   
        


Tenor

  
(Tenor)
A ve ve rum Cor pus,


              

Bassus

   
(Bass)
A ve ve rum Cor pus,

       
         
  ri     
S.

na tum de Ma a Vir gi ne: Ve re pas


          

   
A.

na  tum de Ma  ri  a Vir  gi  ne: Ve  re pas 

 
               
 na  tum  ri   gi  ne:  
T.

de Ma a Vir Ve re pas

 
          
     
      
B.

na tum de Ma ri a Vir gi ne: Ve re pas

 10     
          
  mo  la    
S.

sum, im tum in cru ce pro ho mi


     
 
     

A.

 sum, im  mo  la  tum in cru  ce pro ho  mi 

     
          
  sum,  mo  la    mi 
T.

im tum in cru ce pro ho


               

 sum,  mo  la    
B.

im tum in cru ce pro ho mi

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   
               
 ne:    fo  ra   
S.

Cu jus la tus per tum, un da flu


                 
 ne:  jus la  tus per  fo  ra  tum, un  
A.

Cu da flu

        
    
  ne:     
T.

Cu jus la tus per fo ra tum,


                
 ne:      
B.

Cu jus la tus per fo ra tum, un

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20

                 
 xit san  gui  ne, san  gui  ne:    
S.

E sto no bis prae gu


       
       
 xit san  gui  ne, san  gui  ne:    
A.

E sto no bis prae gu

    
            
  da flu xit san  gui  ne:   prae  gu 
T.

un E sto no bis

      
   
        
 da flu  xit san  gui  ne:    
B.

E sto no bis prae gu

  
           
 sta  tum    
S.

in mor tis ex a mi ne. O


           

A.

 sta  tum in mor  tis, in mor  tis ex  a  mi  ne.

 
            
  sta  tum     
T.

in mor tis ex a mi ne.


            
 sta  tum     
B.

in mor tis ex a mi ne.

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30
   
            
   
S.

dul cis, O pi e, O Je su Fi


      

 
    
 
A.

O dul  cis, O pi  e, O Je  su Fi  li

  
              
   
T.

O dul cis, O pi e, O Je su

   
     
      
   
B.

O dul cis, O pi e, O Je su Fi li

    
          
 li  ri    se  re  re me 
S.

Ma ae, mi


      
    
A.
     
 ri
Ma   ae, mi  se  re  re me  i, mi  se  re  re,
  
              
 Fi   ri  mi  se  re   mi  se
T.

li Ma ae, re me i,


             
    se  re  
B.

Ma ri ae, mi re me i,

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 
1.

             

 i,  se  re  re  i, me  
S.

mi me i. O

 
                  
A.

mi  se  re  re me  i, mi  se  re  re me    i.

   
             
  re  re      
T.

me i, me i, mi se re re me i.


    
           
mi  se  re  re      
B.

me i, mi se re re me i.
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 
2. 
   
 i.   
S.

A men.

 
     
   
A.

 i. A        men.
       
    
  i.       
T.

A men.


      

   
    
B.

 i. A men.

Hail to Thee! true Body sprung

From the Virgin Mary’s womb!
The same that on the cross was hung
And bore for man the bitter doom.
Thou whose side was pierced and flowed
Both with water and with blood;
Suffer us to taste of Thee
In our life’s last agony.
O kind, O loving One!
O Jesus, Mary’s Son!
Amen.