Wow LISTEN to a Heavenly Haec Dies by VOCES8 that was Composed by William Byrd a Convert to Catholicism!

 

VOCES8 performs William Byrd’s Haec dies. Haec dies is the Gradual prescribed for Easter Day.
Lyrics in Latin: Haec dies quam fecit Dominus; exultemus et laetemur in ea. Alleluia.
Translation:This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia. The text is from Psalm 118 (117 in the Roman version).
This was written by the famous English composer William Byrd. Byrd who was born circa 1540 and died on the 4th of July 1623 was a Renaissance composer who converted to Catholicism during the persecution in England.

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