Orlande de Lassus - Ave verum corpus (six-voice motet) (ca. 1582) Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum immolatum in cruce pro homine; cuius latus perforatum unda fluxit sanguine. Esto nobis praegusta- tum, in mortis examine. O dulcis, o pie, o Jesu, fili Mariae: miserere mei. Amen. Hail, true body, born of the Virgin Mary who truly died, sacrificed on the cross for mankind; whose pierced side flowed with water and blood. Be for us a forestaste in the hour of our death. O sweet, O noble, O Jesus, Son of Mary: have mercy on me. Amen. POMERIUM Alexander Blachly, Director From CD “Lassus - Motets & Magnificat” 2008 Old Hall Recordings 001