Audite insulae - Posuit os meum

This setting of biblical texts, suitable for Advent or Lent, is a powerful declaration of divine calling. The SATB choir sings in Latin, drawing on passages from Isaiah and Jeremiah. The music opens with the resonant call to listen, 'Audite insulae', before moving to the personal prophecy of being chosen from the womb. The text emphasizes the direct commission and equipping of the prophet, with God placing words like a 'sharp sword' and offering protection. It builds to the grand pronouncement of being formed as a servant for the salvation of all nations, culminating in a joyful Alleluia. Le Heurteur's motet offers a rich and dramatic musical interpretation of this profound spiritual narrative.