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Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist freundlich
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist freundlich by Rudolph Palme — 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 Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist freundlich
This four-part male-voice motet, Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist freundlich, is ideal for a serious sacred occasion or festival. The text is a prayer of thanksgiving and confession, opening with an Alleluia and a plea for remembrance and salvation, before recalling past failings and God's deliverance. The composer Rudolph Palme sets this profound Latin text with a rich and dramatic musical language that offers a significant challenge to a capable TTBB choir. The motet builds powerfully, reflecting the weight of the words and the ultimate triumph of faith. It provides an opportunity for expressive and unified ensemble singing.
