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Beati omnes qui timent Dominum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Beati omnes qui timent Dominum by Nicolas Champion — 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 qui timent Dominum
Nicolas Champion was a composer of the Franco-Flemish school, active in the early 16th century. This motet, Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, sets a Latin text drawn from Psalm 127. The psalm is a gradual, a song of ascent, and here it speaks of the blessings bestowed upon those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. The composer's setting for SATTBB voices explores the text's theme of domestic prosperity and divine favour, depicting a household blessed with fruitful labour, a flourishing wife, and children like olive shoots. The music likely reflects the sacred context for which it was composed, offering a rich polyphonic setting of this comforting biblical passage.
