This motet was composed shortly after Richard III's body was discovered in Leicester, February 2013. It was performed for the first time on July 6th in Buckfast Abbey by Counterpoint, dir David Acres. It was also sung at the Battle of Bosworth commemorative evensong in Leicester Cathedral on August 22nd,
2013 by the choir of Nottingham Cathedral, dir Alex Patterson. The motet was performed several times as part of the sequence of events for the king's reinterment. It was sung by the Nottingham Cathedral choir at the Requiem Mass for King Richard III, Holy Cross Priory, Leicester on March 23rd, 2015. The service was led by His Eminence Cardinal Nichols the Archbishop of Westminster. It was also sung at Gloucester Cathedral evensong (dir Adrian Partington) on March 20th, Leicester Cathedral (dir Christopher Ouvry-Johns) on March 23rd as well as in the medieval Guildhall, York on March 26th.
