This version of Ave Maria was composed by both J.S. Bach and Charles Gounod. The other-worldly instrumentation is based on a Prelude by Bach. The flowing, streaming melody was later added by Gounod. The combination of old and new creates a timeless soundscape.
lyrics
Ave Maria
Gratia plena
Ave dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
fructus ventris tuae, Jesus
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria
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