This edition was prepared by Barry Johnston — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Annapolis
Staff Notation • Sacred, Set pieces
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
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Annapolis by Jacob French — Lyrics
Huic David, quando terra ejus restituta est.
Dominus regnavit: exsultet terra; laetentur insulae multae.
Nubes et caligo in circuitu ejus; justitia et judicium correctio
sedis ejus.
Ignis ante ipsum praecedet, et inflammabit in circuitu inimicos ejus.
Illuxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terrae; vidit, et commota est terra.
Montes sicut cera fluxerunt a facie Domini; a facie Domini omnis terra.
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About Annapolis
This setting of Psalm 97 offers a powerful portrayal of divine kingship and judgment. The text, sung in Latin, opens with the jubilant proclamation "Dominus regnavit" (The Lord has reigned), calling the earth to rejoice. It continues to describe God's awesome presence, likening his approach to a consuming fire and flashes of lightning that shake the earth. Mountains melt like wax before him, underscoring his supreme power. The psalm also calls for the confusion of idolaters, and the rejoicing of Zion and the daughters of Judah as God's justice is revealed to all nations. Jacob French's SATB setting captures this dramatic and majestic biblical narrative, bringing the text's powerful imagery to life for a mixed-voice choir.
