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Benedicam Dominum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Benedicam Dominum by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
Tituli inscriptio, ipsi David. Conserva me, Domine, quoniam speravi in te.
Dixi Domino: Deus meus es tu, quoniam bonorum meorum non eges.
Sanctis qui sunt in terra ejus, mirificavit omnes voluntates meas in eis.
Multiplicatae sunt infirmitates eorum: postea acceleraverunt.
Non congregabo conventicula eorum de sanguinibus, nec memor ero nominum eorum per labia mea.
Dominus pars haereditatis meae, et calicis mei: tu es qui restitues haereditatem meam mihi.
Funes ceciderunt mihi in praeclaris; etenim haereditas mea praeclara est mihi.
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About Benedicam Dominum
Orlando di Lasso’s Benedicam Dominum is a sacred motet for double choir (SATB, ATTB), setting a Latin text drawn from Psalm 15. The composer opens with a direct, homophonic statement of the first phrase, quickly expanding into richer contrapuntal textures. The music reflects the text’s themes of trust in God and the comfort found in divine guidance. The interplay between the two choirs allows for moments of dialogue and echo, building to a fervent expression of faith. The motet’s structure and imitative writing showcase Lasso’s masterful command of Renaissance polyphony, offering a profound musical meditation on spiritual reliance.
