Tenor Choir Practice: "Kyrie Eleison" (B flat) "Mass for Four Voices" by William Byrd (1540-1623). Kyrie Eleison (Greek for "Lord have mercy", is a very old expression used constantly in all Christian liturgies. The phrase 'Kyrie eleison' was used in Eastern and Western litanies from at least the 4th and 5th centuries, and St Gregory the Great (pope 590-604) is credited with establishing its use together with 'Christe eleison' in the Roman Mass.
Lord, have mercy ... Christ, have mercy ... Lord, have mercy

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