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Jesus giving the Farewell Discourse to his eleven remaining disciples after the Last Supper, from the Maestà by Duccio, c. 1310.
Jesus giving the Farewell Discourse to his eleven remaining disciples after the Last Supper, from the Maestà by Duccio, c. 1310.

John 15:12-13 

12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

This is my commandment, composed by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) or William Mundy (1529-1591)

Offertory Anthem - This is my commandment | Thomas Tallis (c.1505–1585) | Sixth Sunday of Easter

Sung by The Church of Bethesda-By-The Sea, Palm Beach, Florida

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Russian icon of the Prophet Isaiah, 18th century (iconostasis of Transfiguration Church, Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia)
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)

Derelinquit impius

Performed by Alamire

 

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William Byrd - c.1540-1623.
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)

Vigilate - William Byrd

Performed by The Tallis Scholars

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"Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Je...
“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)

Thomas Tallis - The Lamentations of Jeremiah I

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SAATB choir, a cappella – Level C (moderately difficult). Composed by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585). Edited by Philip Brett. Mixed Voices. Tudor Church Music. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 44 pages. Duration 20′. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193520974).

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