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Benedicite in G
Staff Notation • Sacred, Morning Canticles
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Benedicite in G by Samuel Sebastian Wesley — Lyrics
Liber Usualis p. 227
BENEDICITE, omnia opera Domini, Domino;
laudate et superexaltate eum in saecula.
BENEDICITE, caeli, Domino,
benedicite, angeli Domini, Domino.
BENEDICITE, aquae omnes, quae super caelos sunt, Domino,
benedicite, omnes virtutes Domini, Domino.
BENEDICITE, sol et luna, Domino, benedicite,
stellae caeli, Domino.
BENEDICITE, omnis imber et ros, Domino,
benedicite, omnes venti, Domino.
BENEDICITE, ignis et aestus, Domino,
benedicite, frigus et aestus, Domino.
BENEDICITE, rores et pruina, Domino,
benedicite, gelu et frigus, Domino.
BENEDICITE, glacies et nives, Domino,
benedicite, noctes et dies, Domino.
BENEDICITE, lux et tenebrae, Domino,
benedicite, fulgura et nubes, Domino.
BENEDICAT terra Dominum:
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About Benedicite in G
This setting of the Benedicite, a traditional canticle for Morning Prayer, is suitable for services throughout the year. Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s Benedicite in G is written for SATB choir. The text, a powerful summons to creation to praise God, begins with the injunction for all God’s works to bless the Lord. It continues, listing celestial bodies, natural forces and elements – heavens, angels, waters, powers, sun, moon, stars, rain, winds, fire, heat, frost, ice, snow, night, day, light, darkness, lightning, and clouds – each called upon to bless the Lord eternally. The composer’s four-part writing offers opportunities for rich harmonic colour and dynamic contrast, building to a majestic climax.
