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This motet for SATB choir sets a text from the Book of Isaiah, a passage often associated with the Advent season. The words offer comfort and assurance: "Say to them that are of fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you." Nobuaki Izawa’s setting emphasizes these themes of hope and divine salvation. Sung in Latin, this sacred work would be suitable for services during Advent or other occasions calling for a message of spiritual reassurance. The rich harmonies of the SATB voicing will allow for a powerful and moving delivery of the biblical text.