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As pants the hart for cooling streams
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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As pants the hart for cooling streams by John Broderip — Lyrics
In finem. Intellectus filiis Core.
Quemadmodum desiderat cervus ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.
Sitivit anima mea ad Deum fortem, vivum; quando veniam et apparebo ante faciem Dei?
Fuerunt mihi lacrimae meae panis die ac nocte, dum dicitur mihi quotidie: Ubi est Deus tuus?
Haec recordatus sum, et effudi in me animam meam, quoniam transibo in locum tabernaculi admirabilis, usque ad domum Dei, in voce exsultationis et confessionis sonus epulantis.
Quare tristis es, anima mea? et quare conturbas me? Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi, salutare vultus mei,
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About As pants the hart for cooling streams
John Broderip sets a text of profound spiritual longing in this sacred anthem. The SATB voicing allows for rich harmonies as the music unfolds. The Latin text, a translation of Psalm 42, speaks of the soul's intense yearning for God, comparing it to a deer thirsting for water. This desire is expressed with great poignancy, with tears as daily bread and a constant questioning of God's presence. The music, however, moves towards hope, urging the soul to trust in God and anticipating a return to His presence with exultation and confession. Broderip's setting captures both the depth of despair and the eventual embrace of faith, making it a powerful expression of spiritual devotion.
