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Confitemini Domino
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Confitemini Domino by Adam Gumpelzhaimer — Lyrics
Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, et invocate nomen ejus; annuntiate inter gentes opera ejus.
Cantate ei, et psallite ei; narrate omnia mirabilia ejus.
Laudamini in nomine sancto ejus; laetetur cor quaerentium Dominum.
Quaerite Dominum, et confirmamini; quaerite faciem ejus semper.
Mementote mirabilium ejus quae fecit; prodigia ejus, et judicia oris ejus:
semen Abraham servi ejus; filii Jacob electi ejus.
Ipse Dominus Deus noster; in universa terra judicia ejus.
Memor fuit in saeculum testamenti sui; verbi quod mandavit in mille generationes:
quod disposuit ad Abraham, et juramenti sui ad Isaac:
et statuit illud Jacob in praeceptum, et Israël in testamentum aeternum,
dicens: Tibi dabo terram Chanaan, funiculum haereditatis vestrae:
cum essent numero brevi, paucissimi, et incolae ejus.
Et pertransierunt de gente in gentem, et de regno ad populum alterum.
Non reliquit hominem nocere eis: et corripuit pro eis reges.
Nolite tangere christos meos, et in prophetis meis nolite malignari.
Et vocavit famem super terram, et omne firmamentum panis contrivit.
Misit ante eos virum: in servum venundatus est, Joseph.
Humiliaverunt in compedibus pedes ejus; ferrum pertransiit animam ejus:
donec veniret verbum ejus. Eloquium Domini inflammavit eum.
Misit rex, et solvit eum; princeps populorum, et dimisit eum.
Constituit eum dominum domus suae, et principem omnis possessionis suae:
ut erudiret principes ejus sicut semetipsum, et senes ejus prudentiam doceret.
Et intravit Israël in Aegyptum, et Jacob accola fuit in terra Cham.
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About Confitemini Domino
This setting of Psalm 105, verse 1, comes from Adam Gumpelzhaimer’s 1637 collection of motets. The text, a joyful summons to praise God and proclaim His mighty deeds, is sung here in Latin. Gumpelzhaimer’s confident use of the double SATB choir makes for a rich and sonorous effect, ideal for a festival occasion or a Sunday service. The choir director will find this a rewarding challenge, allowing for dynamic contrasts and exciting declamation of the sacred words. The extensive text from the psalm provides ample opportunity for expressive interpretation by the singers, building to a powerful affirmation of God's eternal covenant.
