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Blessed be the Lord
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SAATB,SATB · Paul R. Marchesano
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Blessed be the Lord by Orlando Gibbons — Lyrics
Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus.
Quis loquetur potentias Domini; auditas faciet omnes laudes ejus?
Beati qui custodiunt judicium, et faciunt justitiam in omni tempore.
Memento nostri, Domine, in beneplacito populi tui; visita nos in salutari tuo:
ad videndum in bonitate electorum tuorum; ad laetandum in laetitia gentis tuae: ut lauderis cum haereditate tua.
Peccavimus cum patribus nostris: injuste egimus; iniquitatem fecimus.
Patres nostri in Aegypto non intellexerunt mirabilia tua; non fuerunt
memores multitudinis misericordiae tuae. Et irritaverunt ascendentes in mare, mare Rubrum;
et salvavit eos propter nomen suum, ut notam faceret potentiam suam.
Et increpuit mare Rubrum et exsiccatum est, et deduxit eos in abyssis
sicut in deserto.
Et salvavit eos de manu odientium, et redemit eos de manu inimici.
Et operuit aqua tribulantes eos; unus ex eis non remansit.
Et crediderunt verbis ejus, et laudaverunt laudem ejus.
Cito fecerunt; obliti sunt operum ejus: et non sustinuerunt consilium ejus.
Et concupierunt concupiscentiam in deserto, et tentaverunt Deum in inaquoso.
Et dedit eis petitionem ipsorum, et misit saturitatem in animas eorum.
Et irritaverunt Moysen in castris; Aaron, sanctum Domini.
Aperta est terra, et deglutivit Dathan, et operuit super congregationem Abiron.
Et exarsit ignis in synagoga eorum: flamma combussit peccatores.
Et fecerunt vitulum in Horeb, et adoraverunt sculptile.
Et mutaverunt gloriam suam in similitudinem vituli comedentis foenum.
Obliti sunt Deum qui salvavit eos; qui fecit magnalia in Aegypto,
mirabilia in terra Cham, terribilia in mari Rubro.
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About Blessed be the Lord
Orlando Gibbons’s Blessed be the Lord opens with a joyous exclamation of praise, declaring God’s goodness and everlasting mercy. The text then moves to a penitential reflection, acknowledging past sins and the failure of ancestors to comprehend God’s wonders. This profound expression of faith and repentance is set for a substantial choir of SAATB and SATB voices. The work shifts seamlessly between Latin and English, reflecting the devotional practices of the era. It is a powerful anthem, moving from a declaration of unwavering faith to a humble plea for remembrance and divine favour, concluding with a renewed affirmation of God’s saving power.
