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Christe qui lux es/Veni Creator Spiritus/Tribulatio proxima est
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Christe qui lux es/Veni Creator Spiritus/Tribulatio proxima est by Guillaume de Machaut — Lyrics
Christe qui lux es et dies
Fideliumque requies,
Nos visita,
Tu furoris temperies,
Tu dulcoris planities,
Nunc excita.
Posse tuum, precipita
Depredantes, qui nos ita
Vituperant.
Sicut per te fuit vita
Patribus nostris reddita,
Qui tunc erant
Nec tueti se poterant,
Sed ad te reclamaverant,
Deus fortis,
Sic cave ne nos atterant
Qui nos in guerris lacerant
Nunc subortis,
Et adire nexu mortis,
Cujus sumus iam in portis,
Nos protegas.
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About Christe qui lux es/Veni Creator Spiritus/Tribulatio proxima est
Guillaume de Machaut, a towering figure of the Ars Nova, composed this motet setting a complex Latin text that combines a prayer to Christ with a plea for protection during troubled times. The text, beginning with an invocation to Christ as light and solace, then calls for divine intervention against enemies and the ravages of war. It expresses a deep sense of vulnerability and a desperate need for God's safeguarding grace, invoking Old Testament examples of divine protection. The SATT voicing provides a rich texture for this potent devotional and petitionary message, making it a profound expression of faith and resilience in the face of adversity.
