Byrd – Laetentur Caeli (1589)

This is a five part unaccompanied motet for Advent:

Laetentur coeli, et exultet terra. 

Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice.

Jubilate montes laudem, quia Dominus noster veniet, 

  Let the mountains be joyful with praise, because our Lord will come,

et pauperum suorum miserebitur.

  and will show mercy to his poor.

Orietur in diebus tuis justitia et abundantia pacis.

In your days, justice and abundance of peace shall arise.