Auxilium meum a Domino

This motet sets Psalm 121, often known as the Song of Degrees, which offers reassurance of divine protection. The text describes lifting one's eyes to the hills, seeking help, and finding it from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. It speaks of God's constant watchfulness over Israel, and over the individual, who is shielded from all harm by day and by night. The composer Gallus Dreßler sets this familiar and comforting Latin text for four voices: treble, treble, bass, and bass. The TTTB voicing provides a rich, resonant sound ideal for the devotional nature of the psalm's message.