Christe totius dominator orbis

This sacred motet by Jean Richafort, for STTB voices, sets a Latin text that extols Christ as ruler of the world. It describes his virgin birth, his suffering and death on the cross for humanity's salvation, and his glorious resurrection. The text continues to praise Christ as God and creator, ascending to the Father, and concludes with a plea for salvation and mercy, acknowledging the singer's tears and sighs. Richafort's setting would have been composed during the Renaissance, a period rich in sacred polyphony.