About This Song
About "Ave verum, Op. 65 No. 1" by John Rutter
Ave verum is a wound dressed in lace: Fauré's motet, sung with Rutter's polished restraint. The 'O Jesu, fili Mariae' melts like wax, each chord a quiet ache. There's no drama, only the slow, tender pressure of devotion pressing against silence.