Slow moving 'scrunchy' chords, lend a mystical atmosphere.
Full Title Ubi Caritas by Paul Mealor (b.1975)
Notes Paul Mealor's setting of the Latin hymn, Ubi Caritas , was composed for the Marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011. It is a reworking of his motet, Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, and shares it's nostalgic feeling.
"My new piece, Ubi Caritas for the Royal Wedding, takes its text from the sixth century Christian hymn that was normally sung at the service for the washing of the feet on Maundy Thursday. The final line, however, also suggests a suitability for weddings: "And may we love each other with a sincere heart".
Duration 4 minutes
Performers required
- SATB choir (with divisi), unaccompanied.
Source of printed music published by Novello
Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.
Exultemus, et in ipso jucundemur.
Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum.
Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero.
Where charity and love are, God is there.
Christ’s love has gathered us into one.
Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him.
Let us fear, and let us love the living God.
And may we love each other with a sincere heart.
Early Christian text with Gregorian chant, between fourth and tenth centuries.
