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Ad te levavi oculos meos
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ad te levavi oculos meos by Anton Gosswin — 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
Anton Gosswin composed this sacred motet in Latin for SSATTB voices. The text, drawn from Psalm 123, forms part of the 'Songs of Ascents'. It expresses a profound reliance on God, beginning with the plea 'Ad te levavi oculos meos' (To you I lift my eyes). The composer uses imagery of servants looking to their masters, mirroring the singers' supplication to the Lord. The motet continues with a prayer for mercy, acknowledging a deep sense of reproach and contempt, and asking for deliverance from desolation. Gosswin's setting is designed to convey the earnestness and humility of this heartfelt prayer.
