Thomas Tallis was one of Queen Elizabeth I's court composers (although he began his tenure under her father, Henry VIII). He produced a tremendous catalog of beautiful sacred music. I can't begin to pick a favorite, but this one is lovely:
O Sacrum Convivium
- Original Latin (punctuation from Liber Usualis)
- O sacrum convivium!
- in quo Christus sumitur:
- recolitur memoria passionis eius:
- mens impletur gratia:
- et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.
- Alleluia.
- Translation of original Latin
- O sacred banquet!
- in which Christ is received,
- the memory of his Passion is renewed,
- the mind is filled with grace,
- and a pledge of future glory to us is given.
- Alleluia.
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