ORLANDE de Lassus’s 16th-century eight-part motet Omnes de Saba venient is a short responsory for the Epiphany, based on Isaiah 60:6. An English translation of the Latin:

ALL they from Sheba shall come,
bringing gold and frankincense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord
Alleluia.

The kings of Tharsis and of the isles
shall offer presents;
The kings of Arabia and Sheba
will bring gifts.
Alleluia.

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