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Format: Staff
Language: Latin
Pages: 8 pages
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Beati quorum via, Op. 38, No. 3 by Charles Villiers Stanford — Lyrics

Alleluja. Aleph. Beati immaculati in via, qui ambulant in lege Domini. Beati qui scrutantur testimonia ejus; in toto corde exquirunt eum. Non enim qui operantur iniquitatem in viis ejus ambulaverunt. Tu mandasti mandata tua custodiri nimis. Utinam dirigantur viae meae ad custodiendas justificationes tuas. Tunc non confundar, cum perspexero in omnibus mandatis tuis. Confitebor tibi in directione cordis, in eo quod didici judicia justitiae tuae. Justificationes tuas custodiam; non me derelinquas usquequaque. Beth. In quo corrigit adolescentior viam suam? in custodiendo sermones tuos. In toto corde meo exquisivi te; ne repellas me a mandatis tuis. In corde meo abscondi eloquia tua, ut non peccem tibi. Benedictus es, Domine; doce me justificationes tuas. In labiis meis pronuntiavi omnia judicia oris tui. In via testimoniorum tuorum delectatus sum, sicut in omnibus divitiis. In mandatis tuis exercebor, et considerabo vias tuas. In justificationibus tuis meditabor: non obliviscar sermones tuos. Ghimel. Retribue servo tuo, vivifica me, et custodiam sermones tuos. Revela oculos meos, et considerabo mirabilia de lege tua. Incola ego sum in terra: non abscondas a me mandata tua. Concupivit anima mea desiderare justificationes tuas in omni tempore. Increpasti superbos; maledicti qui declinant a mandatis tuis.
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About Beati quorum via, Op. 38, No. 3

Stanford’s Beati quorum via unfolds with a rich, contrapuntal texture, beginning with the interplay of voices in its opening Alleluia. This motet is set for a large choir, split into SSATBB and AATTBB sections, creating a sonorous and complex soundscape. The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 118, explores the blessedness of those who walk in God's law and diligently seek Him. The music reflects the contemplative nature of the words, with flowing melodic lines and moments of deep harmonic colour. Stanford masterfully employs the numerous voices to build to climaxes that capture the spiritual yearning and assuredness expressed in the psalm. The divisions of the choir allow for impressive dialogue and rich reinforcement of the text's devotional message.