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Arabia
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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Arabia by Oliver Holden — Lyrics
Psalmus David, cum esset in deserto Idumaeae.
Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo.
Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea!
In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa,
sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.
Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas, labia mea laudabunt te.
Sic benedicam te in vita mea, et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.
Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea, et labiis exsultationis laudabit
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About Arabia
Oliver Holden's Arabia is a SATB setting for choir. The work is sung in both Latin and English, and is categorized as sacred music. The Latin text is Psalm 63, a psalm of David in the wilderness, expressing the soul's deep longing for God in a dry and barren land. The composer captures the text's spiritual yearning and fervent prayer, contrasting the desolate landscape with the soul's appearance before God. The music reflects the psalmist's praise and devotion, ultimately finding refuge and exultation in God's protection. Holden's setting moves between the original Latin and an English translation, making this profound expression of faith accessible to a wider audience.
