Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da: Tu es Petrus


Tu es Petrus

Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam;
et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversus eam.
Et tibi dabo claves regni coelorum.

Quodcunque ligaveris super terram, erit ligatum et in coelis,
et quodcunque solveris super terram, erit solutum et in coelis.
Et tibi dabo claves regni coaelorum.

Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:

and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:

Words: Matthew 16 vv .18, 19
Music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525–94)