Christ Son of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Christ, Son of God, most true salvation of the world have mercy on us.
Christ Son of God through the prayers of your most holy mother help us and take away our trials.

This motet displays a structure similar to an Agnus Dei. The incipit of the following Agnus Dei displays similarities to the three passages of "Christe fili dei" in the C:
"Agnus Dei" (GT 762)
The A is identical to the superius of the anonymous rondeau J'ay pris amour:
"J’ay prins amours a ma devise / pour conquerir joyeuseté /heureux seray en cest’ esté /se puis venir a mon emprinse."
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale, Département de la Musique, Ms. Rés. Vmc. 57 ("Nivelle de la Chaussée Chansonnier"), f. 71v.
Concordances in mss. that do not transmit motet cycles: I-Pc MS A.17, No. 120, ff. 178v-179r.
See also The Josquin Research Project.
Source | Motet incipit | Attribution | Rubric | Cycle / Text |
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MotettiLQ S:028v(b) A:092r T:059r B:124r |
Christe fili dei : Christe fili dei mundi verissima : Christe fili dei precibus ID: M232 |
Josquin de pres (as part of C53) Josquin des Prez |
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C53a Vultum tuum T232 Christe fili dei |