Ego sum Pastor Bonus [I am the Good Shepherd] (John 10: 14, 15b) – Wacław of Szamotuły

John 10: 14, 15b [Latin] – ¹⁴ I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. ¹⁵ As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Original Latin:

Ego sum pastor bonus,
et cognosco oves meas,
et cognoscunt me meae,
pono animam meam pro ovibus meis.
Alleluja

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“Ego sum Pastor Bonus,” 4-part a cappella motet composed by Polish composer Wacław of Szamotuły (c. 1526 – c. 1560), a.k.a. Wacław z Szamotuł, Wacław Szamotulski and Venceslaus Samotulinus.

Sung by Cappella Marialis ensemble

Free sheet music at Petrucci Music Library