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Ad te levavi oculos meos
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ad te levavi oculos meos by Ivo de Vento — Lyrics
Canticum graduum. Ad te levavi oculos meos, qui habitas in caelis.
Ecce sicut oculi servorum in manibus dominorum suorum; sicut oculi ancillae
in manibus dominae suae: ita oculi nostri ad Dominum Deum nostrum, donec misereatur
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About Ad te levavi oculos meos
Ivo de Vento's Ad te levavi oculos meos is a sacred motet for SATB choir, sung in Latin. The text is drawn from Psalm 123, beginning with a plea for God's mercy and protection. The composer sets the words with devotion, portraying the servants' eyes looking to their masters as a metaphor for the singers' faithful gaze towards the Lord. The music expresses the humility and yearning found in the text, with the choir imploring 'Miserere nostri, Domine' (Have mercy on us, O Lord), reflecting on their desolation and the contempt they have endured. This motet offers a profound musical meditation on reliance and supplication.
