This edition was prepared by Gerhard Weydt — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Benedicite omnia opera
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
Preview
0
0
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Benedicite omnia opera by Benedetto Pallavicino — 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:
Read full lyrics
About Benedicite omnia opera
A magnificent eight-part setting for SATB.ATTB voices, Benedicite omnia opera Domini is a Latin motet by Benedetto Pallavicino. The text, drawn from the Book of Daniel, is a powerful call to all creation to praise God. It begins by asking all works of the Lord to bless the Lord, and specifically summons the heavens, angels, waters, powers, sun, moon, stars, rain, dew, winds, fire, heat, cold, frost, ice, snow, nights, days, light, darkness, lightning, and clouds to join in this universal hymn of adoration. Pallavicino’s rich choral writing would have been appropriate for a grand liturgical setting.
