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A performance by Collegium Musicum Oberliniense, directed by Steven Plank.

O Magnum Mysterium

Program:

Ave Maria         Ludwig Senfl

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, serene virgin. . . .

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O admirabile commercium         Thomas Stoltzer

O wonderful gift:
the creator of the human race,
taking our flesh upon him,
deigns to be born of a virgin;
and, coming forth without seed of man,
bestows his Divinity upon us.

O Sapientia         Robert Ramsey

O wisdom which comes from the mouth of the Most High,
extending strongly from pole to pole,
which orders all things fittingly.
Come and teach us the way of prudence           

Sancta et immaculata         Francisco Guerrero

O holy and immaculate virginity,
I know not by what praises I may extol thee:
for thou hast born in thy womb,
whom the heavens could not contain.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Thou abidest a virgin forever           

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Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis         Jacobus Clemens non Papa

Kyrie – Gloria – Sanctus

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Three settings of “O magnum mysterium”  
                                                     by Nicolas Gombert, Tomas Luis de Victoria, and Morten Lauridsen

O great mystery
and wonderful sacrament,
that animals should see the new-born Lord
lying in a manger!

Alleluia!. . . .

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Cantate Domino         Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

O sing unto the Lord a new song:
sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth.

Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name:
be telling of his salvation from day to day.

Declare his honour unto the heathen:
and his wonders unto all people.