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Auf Hügeln, Berge weit und breit
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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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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Auf Hügeln, Berge weit und breit by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
Psalmus, in Salomonem.
Deus, judicium tuum regi da, et justitiam tuam filio regis;
judicare populum tuum in justitia, et pauperes tuos in judicio.
Suscipiant montes pacem populo, et colles justitiam.
Judicabit pauperes populi, et salvos faciet filios pauperum, et humiliabit
calumniatorem.
Et permanebit cum sole, et ante lunam, in generatione et generationem.
Descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, et sicut stillicidia stillantia super terram.
Orietur in diebus ejus justitia, et abundantia pacis, donec auferatur luna.
Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos orbis terrarum.
Coram illo procident Aethiopes, et inimici ejus terram lingent.
Reges Tharsis et insulae munera offerent; reges Arabum et Saba
dona adducent:
et adorabunt eum omnes reges terrae; omnes gentes servient ei.
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About Auf Hügeln, Berge weit und breit
Heinrich Schütz was a pivotal figure in German music, bridging the gap between the Renaissance and the Baroque. This setting of Psalm 72, 'Deus judicium tuum regi da', features the text in both Latin and German, a common practice for sacred works of the period. The SATB voicing allows for rich harmonic textures as the music unfolds the psalm's prayer for righteous governance and lasting peace. The lyrics speak of a king's just rule, the uplifting of the poor, and the enduring peace that will extend across the earth, evoking imagery of rain and the rising sun. Schütz’s masterful command of vocal writing ensures that the gravitas of the text is powerfully conveyed through the SATB choir.
