Then was there one Cornelius (Christopher Tye)
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- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-09-10). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 152 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Then was there one Cornelius
Composer: Christopher Tye
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Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1553
Description: From Actes of the Apostles 10
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Original text and translations
English text
Then was there one Cornelius,
which dwelt at Cesarye,
A Captayne good and gracius
Of those of Italye.
Devout he was and God dyd feare,
So dyd his famelye:
In almes great and in prayer
Abode continuallye.