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Beatus vir, MH 321-3
Staff Notation • Sacred, Liturgical music
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Beatus vir, MH 321-3 by Johann Michael Haydn — Lyrics
Alleluia. Reversionis Aggei et Zacchariae. Beatus vir qui timet Dominum: in mandatis ejus volet nimis.
Potens in terra erit semen ejus; generatio rectorum benedicetur.
Gloria et divitiae in domo ejus: et justitia ejus manet in saeculum saeculi.
Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis: misericors, et miserator, et justus.
Jucundus homo qui miseretur et commodat; disponet sermones suos in judicio:
quia in aeternum non commovebitur.
In memoria aeterna erit justus;
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About Beatus vir, MH 321-3
Johann Michael Haydn sets a text from Psalm 111 (Vulgate 112) in this sacred motet for SATB choir. The Latin words celebrate the blessed man who fears the Lord, finding strength and prosperity through his faith. The music unfolds the psalm's message of righteousness and enduring legacy, describing how good deeds lead to lasting remembrance and how the just will not be moved. The composer paints a picture of divine favour, where "glory and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures for ever." The piece moves from expressions of light in darkness to the eventual exaltation of the righteous, reflecting a profound sense of spiritual security and divine reward.
