William BYRD - «Tribue, Domine» / THE TALLIS SCHOLARS (Live)

Composer: William Byrd (1540? - 1623),
«Tribue, Domine» (1575),
THE TALLIS SCHOLARS,
Directed by Peter Pillips.
TEXT:
Tribue, Domine,
ut donec in hoc fragili corpore positus sum,
laudet te cor meum, laudet te lingua mea,
et omnia ossa mea dicant:
Domine, quis similis tui?
Tu es Deus omnipotens,
quem trinum in personis
et unum in substantia deitatis colimus et adoramus:
Patrem ingenitum,
Filium de Patre unigenitum,
Spiritum Sanctum de utroque procedentem
et in utroque permanentem,
Sanctam et individuam Trinitatem,
unum Deum omnipotentem.
Te deprecor, supplico et rogo,
auge fidem, auge spem,
auge caritatem:
fac nos per ipsam gratiam tuam
semper in fide stabiles et in opere efficaces,
ut per fidem rectam
et condigna fidei opera
ad vitam, te miserante, perveniamus aeternam.
Gloria Patri, qui creavit nos,
gloria Filio, qui redemit nos,
gloria Spiritui Sancto, qui sanctificavit nos:
gloria summae et individuae Trinitati,
cuius opera inseparabilia sunt,
cuius imperium sine fine manet.
Te decet laus, te decet hymnus,
tibi debetur omnis honor,
tibi benedictio et claritas,
tibi gratiarum actio,
tibi honor, virtus et fortitudo, Deo nostro,
in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
ENGLISH:
Grant, Lord,
that until this frail body is laid to rest,
my heart and tongue may sing your praise,
and my very bones may cry:
Lord, who could be compared to you?
You are the all-powerful God
whom we celebrate and adore as three
in persons but one in divine being;
the uncreated Father,
the only Son of that Father
and the Holy Spirit issuing from both
yet dwelling in both,
a holy and undivided Trinity,
one almighty God.
I beseech you with humble prayer,
increase my faith, increase my hope,
increase my love:
make us through your kindness
always firm in faith and strong in deed,
that through that upright faith
and the good works of faith
we may, with your mercy, win eternal life.
Glory to the Father, who made us,
glory to the Son, who redeemed us,
glory to the Holy Spirit, who has made us holy:
glory to the most high and undivided Trinity
whose works are ever one
and whose kingdom lasts for ever.
To you belong hymns of praise,
to you every honour and blessing
and renown is owed,
to you be all thanks and tribute,
all virtue and strength, our God,
through endless ages. Amen.
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[@melaniehall8724]

My go to music for inspiration and serenity

[@el7284]

Listening to this, I find myself picturing some of the old singers in the lineup: Tessa Bonner and Deborah Roberts, Sally dunkley, Charles Daniels, Francis Steele, Robert Harre-Jones, etc.
Singers with individually distinctive timbres, that were still able to effortlessly blend with others in their line, while still leaving space for other parts to be heard.
How would this piece sound live?
Guess we'll never know.

[@thoraks2890]

Это где, в каком соборе?

[@BestChoirMusic]

Chapelle de l'Oratoire, Le Mans (France)