Amore Jesu

This devotional motet for SSATB voices, Amore Jesu, is sung in Latin. The text expresses a burning love for Jesus, alternating between languor and joy. The composer yearns for Jesus, finding no other desire, and pleads for His arrival to bring gladness. The text then turns to a plea for Christ, the best of Kings and the sweetness of hearts, to come and bring solace to the mind. It concludes with a prayer that God's grace will fill the singers, enabling them to sing God's glory eternally with the angels in paradise. This piece is a heartfelt outpouring of spiritual longing and devotion.