"Reges Tharsis et insulae" ("Kings of Tarshish and the islands") is a common Latin motet and antiphon title.
[1] Reges Tharsis et insulæ munera offerent; reges Arabum et Saba dona adducent.The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts.The oldest surviving musical setting of the text is as Gregorian chant.[when?]
The most frequently performed, and recorded, setting today is that by John Sheppard (c.1515-c.1559).
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