Viri Galilaei [Men of Galilee] (Acts 1: 11; Psalm 47: 1) – William Byrd

Acts 1: 11; Psalm 47: 1 [Latin] – ¹¹ Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same [Jesus] which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

¹ O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Original Latin:

Viri Galilaei, quid admiramini aspicientes in caelum? Alleluia.
Quemadmodum vidistis eum ascendentem in caelum, ita veniet, Alleluia.

Omnes gentes plaudite manibus: jubilate Deo in voce exultationis.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto, sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper, et in saecula saeculorum.

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“Viri Galilaei,” 5-voice motet composed by William Byrd (1539/1540-1623) and first published in Gradualia II, no. 25 (1607).

Sung by New Cambridge Singers

Free sheet music at Choral Public Domain Library