Comfortimini

Orlando di Lasso's motet Comfortimini is a profound setting of a Latin text from the Old Testament, offering words of consolation and divine promise. Composed for SATB choir, this sacred work draws from the prophetic passages that speak of Jerusalem's trials being overcome and sins forgiven. The music is designed to convey the dramatic shift from a lament of human transience, likened to the wilting 'flower of the field' and 'grass', to the enduring strength of God's word. Lasso's masterful treatment of the text emphasizes the assurance that 'the word of the Lord endures for ever', offering a powerful message of redemption and hope through its rich, imitative vocal writing.