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Albany
Staff Notation • Sacred
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Albany by Hezekiah Moors — Lyrics
Laus cantici ipsi David. Venite, exsultemus Domino; jubilemus Deo salutari nostro;
praeoccupemus faciem ejus in confessione, et in psalmis jubilemus ei:
quoniam Deus magnus Dominus, et rex magnus super omnes deos.
Quia in manu ejus sunt omnes fines terrae, et altitudines montium ipsius sunt;
quoniam ipsius est mare, et ipse fecit illud, et siccam manus ejus formaverunt.
Venite, adoremus, et procidamus, et ploremus ante Dominum qui fecit nos:
quia ipse est Dominus Deus noster, et nos populus pascuae ejus, et oves manus ejus.
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About Albany
Hezekiah Moors’ setting of Albany is a sacred work for SATB choir. The text begins in Latin, drawing from Psalm 95, which invites joyful praise and adoration of God as a great king and creator. The passage calls for us to not harden our hearts, recalling the Israelites' testing of God in the desert. Moors’ composition likely explores the solemnity and grandeur of this scriptural text, moving between its Latin source and an English translation. The SATB voicing offers rich harmonic possibilities for conveying the devotional and majestic themes inherent in the psalm, suitable for liturgical or concert settings seeking a profound spiritual experience.
