Handl/Gallus — Ascendo ad Patrem meum [SSATBB]

This short but poignant motet is a true gem of late-Renaissance polyphony. Voices are layered imitatively in richly-textured cascade effects, giving the sensation of constant upward motion. 

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Ascendo ad Patrem meum et Patrem vestrum,
  Deum meum et Deum vestrum. Alleluia.
Elevatis manibus benedixit eis 
  et ferebatur in coelum. Alleluia.

I ascend to my Father and your Father,
  my God and your God.
With hands raised he blessed them
  and was carried into heaven.