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Venite exultemus Domino [Come let us sing unto the Lord] (Psalm 95: 1-2) – William Byrd

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Psalm 95:1-2 [Latin] – O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Original Latin:
Venite, exsultemus Domino; jubilemus Deo salutari nostro; praeoccupemus faciem ejus in confessione, et in psalmis jubilemus ei:

Detail of an 18th-century posthumous engraving of William Byrd by Gerard Vandergucht, after Niccolò Haym.
Detail of an 18th-century posthumous engraving of William Byrd by Gerard Vandergucht, after Niccolò Haym. 

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“Venite exultemus Domino,” a sacred, 6-voice motet that originally appeared in Gradualia II (1607), composed by William Byrd (1539/1540-1623)

Venite exultemus Domino, by William Byrd (ca.1540-1623)

Performed here by Quire Cleveland

Free sheet music at Choral Public Domain Library

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