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Ave verum corpus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Eucharistic songs
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Ave verum corpus by Jacob Handl — 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
Jacob Handl's Ave verum corpus is a powerful setting for double choir (SATB.SATB) of a well-known Latin text. The words, often used as a Eucharistic devotion, meditate on the suffering body of Christ, born of the Virgin Mary, sacrificed on the cross, from whose pierced side flowed blood and water. The text implores Jesus for mercy at the hour of death. Handl’s composition, rooted in the sacred motet tradition, explores the profound theological and emotional weight of this text through rich harmonic language and contrapuntal interplay between the two choirs. This motet offers a deeply moving reflection on the sacrifice and love of Christ.
