Haec est arbor dignissima

This devotional motet by Jacobus Clemens non Papa is suitable for use during Lent or Holy Week. Set for a five-part choir of treble, tenor, tenor, bass, and bass (STTTB), the Latin text reflects on the significance of the cross. The words speak of Christ's death on the cross as a victory over death itself, and praise the cross as the only vessel worthy to bear the King of Heaven. Clemens's rich vocal writing captures the solemnity and profound theological meaning of this Marian antiphon.