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Ave verum corpus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Eucharistic songs
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Ave verum corpus by Dominico Brunetti — Lyrics
Ave, verum corpus natum
de Maria Virgine:
vere passum, immolatum
in cruce pro homine:
cuius latus perforatum
fluxit aqua et sanguine:
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About Ave verum corpus
This setting of the traditional Latin Eucharistic text Ave verum corpus is suitable for services during Lent and Holy Week. The words reflect on the sacrifice of Christ, whose side was pierced, from which flowed water and blood. The composer Dominico Brunetti crafts a devotional motet, setting the sacred text with care. The music asks for mercy in the hour of death, ending with a plea for compassion. It is a piece that offers a moment of profound reflection on the central mysteries of the Christian faith, appropriate for unaccompanied choral performance.
