Russian icon of the Prophet Isaiah, 18th century
Isaiah 55:7 [Written and sung in Latin]
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Derelinquit impius, no. 13, from Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (1575) – by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Performed by Alamire
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William Byrd – c.1540-1623. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Mark 13:35-37 [Latin]
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock crowing, or in the morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
Vigilate (from Cantiones sacrae I, 1589) composed by William Byrd (1540-1623)
Performed by The Tallis Scholars
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“Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem” by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Lamentations 1:1-2 [Latin]
1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Lamentations of Jeremiah I, composed by Thomas Tallis (1515-1585)
Performed by The Queen’s Six
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Music text:
I heard a voice coming from heaven: Come, all ye most wise virgins, store up oil in your vessels, until the bridegroom cometh. A cry goes up at midnight: Behold, the bridegroom cometh.
Source of text:
Jeremiah 40:10, Matthew 25:6
10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
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Audivi vocem, motet composed by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Performed by New York Polyphony
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