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Attendite popule meus legem, SWV 270
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Attendite popule meus legem, SWV 270 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
Intellectus Asaph. Attendite, popule meus, legem meam; inclinate aurem vestram in verba oris mei.
Aperiam in parabolis os meum; loquar propositiones ab initio.
Quanta audivimus, et cognovimus ea, et patres nostri narraverunt nobis.
Non sunt occultata a filiis eorum in generatione altera,
narrantes laudes Domini et virtutes ejus, et mirabilia ejus quae fecit.
Et suscitavit testimonium in Jacob, et legem posuit in Israël, quanta mandavit patribus nostris
nota facere ea filiis suis:
ut cognoscat generatio altera: filii qui nascentur
et exsurgent, et narrabunt filiis suis,
ut ponant in Deo spem suam, et non obliviscantur operum Dei,
et mandata ejus exquirant:
ne fiant, sicut patres eorum, generatio prava et exasperans;
generatio quae non direxit cor suum, et non est creditus cum Deo spiritus ejus.
Filii Ephrem, intendentes et mittentes arcum,
conversi sunt in die belli.
Non custodierunt testamentum Dei, et in lege ejus noluerunt ambulare.
Et obliti sunt benefactorum ejus, et mirabilium ejus quae ostendit eis.
Coram patribus eorum fecit mirabilia in terra Aegypti, in campo Taneos.
Interrupit mare, et perduxit eos, et statuit aquas quasi in utre:
et deduxit eos in nube diei, et tota nocte in illuminatione ignis.
Interrupit petram in eremo, et adaquavit eos
velut in abysso multa.
Et eduxit aquam de petra, et deduxit tamquam flumina aquas.
Et apposuerunt adhuc peccare ei; in iram excitaverunt Excelsum in inaquoso.
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About Attendite popule meus legem, SWV 270
This imposing motet for solo bass by Heinrich Schütz is drawn from his collection of German sacred music, Symphoniae Sacrae. The text, from the Old Testament, opens with a call to listen to God's law and teachings, urging listeners to remember and recount the Lord's works and wonders to future generations. Schütz's setting of this weighty Latin text is profoundly dramatic, highlighting the solo voice's declamatory power to convey the gravity and importance of the message. It would serve as a powerful and reflective centrepiece for a service or concert, particularly during seasons of penitence or when emphasizing biblical instruction.
