This edition was prepared by Barry Johnston — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Carolina
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
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Carolina by Jacob French — Lyrics
In finem, pro iis qui commutabuntur. Testimonium Asaph, psalmus.
Qui regis Israël, intende; qui deducis velut ovem Joseph.
Qui sedes super cherubim, manifestare
coram Ephraim, Benjamin, et Manasse. Excita potentiam tuam, et veni, ut salvos facias nos.
Deus, converte nos, et ostende faciem tuam, et salvi erimus.
Domine Deus virtutum, quousque irasceris super orationem servi tui?
cibabis nos pane lacrimarum, et potum dabis nobis in lacrimis in mensura?
Posuisti nos in contradictionem vicinis nostris, et inimici nostri subsannaverunt nos.
Deus virtutum, converte nos, et ostende faciem tuam, et salvi erimus.
Vineam de Aegypto transtulisti: ejecisti gentes, et plantasti eam.
Dux itineris fuisti in conspectu ejus; plantasti radices ejus, et implevit terram.
Operuit montes umbra ejus, et arbusta ejus cedros Dei.
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About Carolina
Jacob French offers Carolina, a sacred setting for SATB choir. The work is sung in both Latin and English, reflecting a tradition of multilingual liturgical music. Its text draws on biblical themes, specifically from the Psalms, invoking imagery of divine guidance and protection. The composer frames a plea for deliverance and a return to divine favour with passages that express a deep longing for spiritual restoration. The music, presented in standard staff notation, is suitable for a choir seeking to explore sacred repertoire with rich textual and devotional content.
