The Sicut Cervus (See-coot Chair-voos) is a four-part polyphonic chant written--I'm pretty sure--by Palestrina, way back when. It's all in Latin, and in my humble opinion, it is incredibly beautiful. I used to sing the alto part in college, after which I found a recording and made a tape of it for later perusal. Translation revealed pretty typical religious content, except that certain phrases--especially when properly translated--show a more deeply spiritual connection than is common in newer religious material. Actually, I haven't seen that kind of emotive spirituality since The Matthew Passion. I wonder what could have changed?