Christus resurgens (William Byrd)
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- Editor: David Fraser (added 2004-02-10). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 156 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised May 2008
General Information
Title: Christus resurgens
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Gradualia I (1605), vol.2, no.10
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Prima pars
Christus resurgens ex mortuis,
jam non moritur,
mors illi ultra non dominabitur.
Quod enim vivit, vivit Deo, alleluia.
Secunda pars
Dicant nunc Iudaei
quomodo milites custodientes sepulcrum
perdiderunt Regem.
Ad lapidis positionem
quare non servabant Petram iustitiae?
Aut sepultum reddant,
aut resurgentem adorent,
nobiscum dicentes: Alleluia.