DESCRIPTION:
John Sheppard's musical composition (probably of around 1550) of the medieval antiphon (text) "Media Vita in Morte Sumus", which probably dates from about 750 AD.

The English translation of this text approximates to:
"In the midst of life we are in death
of whom may we seek for succour,
but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased?
Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour,
deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death."

This performance was recorded by the Gabrieli Consort, conducted by Paul McCreesh, in 2006. It is taken from the album "The Road to Paradise".

The connotation "Healing music" has a reason. In general, music can have healing effects if the following conditions are met:
(1) The composition and arrangement are of an otherworldly quality;
(2) The performing musicians were in perfect flow during the recording;
(3) The engineering and production of the music are experienced to be suitably inspired by the composition and recording;;
(4) The listener feels invited to, so to speak, "letting go & letting come" and become immersed in the musical experience.

I feel this piece of music certainly meets the first three criteria; the fourth, of course, is entirely up to you.