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Be light and glad, in God rejoice
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Be light and glad, in God rejoice by William Marsh — Lyrics
In finem, pro torcularibus. Psalmus ipsi Asaph.
Exsultate Deo adjutori nostro ; jubilate Deo Jacob.
Sumite psalmum, et date tympanum ; psalterium jucundum cum cithara.
Buccinate in neomenia tuba, in insigni die solemnitatis vestræ :
quia præceptum in Israël est, et judicium Deo Jacob.
Testimonium in Joseph posuit illud, cum exiret de terra Ægypti ;
linguam quam non noverat, audivit.
Divertit ab oneribus dorsum ejus ; manus ejus in cophino servierunt.
In tribulatione invocasti me, et liberavi te.
Exaudivi te in abscondito tempestatis ;
probavi te apud aquam contradictionis.
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About Be light and glad, in God rejoice
William Marsh sets a text that combines Latin and English for SATB choir. The Latin original is Psalm 81 (80 in the Vulgate), a psalm attributed to Asaph, which calls for joyful praise and remembrance of God's guidance of Israel. The text speaks of God delivering his people from burdens and trials, and admonishing them to serve him alone. Marsh's setting pairs this with an English hymn text, 'Be light and glad, in God rejoice,' offering a message of spiritual celebration and thankfulness. This is a sacred work suitable for congregational singing or choir performance, drawing from the tradition of hymns and psalms.
