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Beati omnes
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Beati omnes by Lupus Hellinck — Lyrics
Canticum graduum. Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, qui ambulant in viis ejus.
Labores manuum tuarum quia manducabis: beatus es, et bene tibi erit.
Uxor tua sicut vitis abundans in lateribus domus tuae;
filii tui sicut novellae olivarum in circuitu mensae tuae.
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About Beati omnes
This motet sets a passage from Psalm 127, which speaks of the blessings bestowed upon those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. The text paints a vivid picture of a prosperous and peaceful household, with abundant fruit from one's labours, a fruitful wife, and children like olive shoots surrounding the table. It concludes with a prayer for God's blessing from Zion, for a long and prosperous life, and for the well-being of Israel. Lupus Hellinck's setting for four-part choir (STTB) in Latin captures the text's sense of contentment and divine favour through its clear and devotional musical language.
