Attollite portas (William Byrd)

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Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2002-10-21). Score information: A4, 12 pages, 157 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Revised Dec 2008

Title: Attollite portas
Composer: William Byrd
Source of text: Psalm 24: 7,8,10

Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SATTBB

Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Cantiones Sacrae (1575), no.11

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Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 24.

English translation from the score; see psalm page for alternative translations

Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: and the King of Glory shall enter in.

Who is this King of Glory? the Lord who is strong and mighty: the Lord mighty in battle.

Who is this King of Glory? the Lord of power, he is the King of Glory.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen