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As pants the hart for cooling streams
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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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 · Andrew Sims
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As pants the hart for cooling streams by Hugh Wilson — 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
This devotional anthem is suitable for services of penitence or reflection. The choir sings in SATB, with the text drawn from Psalm 42. The composer Hugh Wilson sets the familiar English words, 'As pants the hart for cooling streams', which speak of a profound spiritual longing for God. The Latin original, also provided, further expresses this deep yearning, with imagery of tears as daily bread and the soul's distress. The music offers a compelling setting for these heartfelt words, suitable for congregational singing or as a standalone anthem within a larger service. It invites contemplation on the human need for divine presence and solace.
