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Die Ehre des Herrn ist ewig
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Die Ehre des Herrn ist ewig by Johann Heinrich Rolle — Lyrics
Ipsi David. Benedic, anima mea, Domino:
Domine Deus meus, magnificatus es vehementer. Confessionem et decorem induisti,
amictus lumine sicut vestimento.
Extendens caelum sicut pellem,
qui tegis aquis superiora ejus:
qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum;
qui ambulas super pennas ventorum:
qui facis angelos tuos spiritus,
et ministros tuos ignem urentem.
Qui fundasti terram super stabilitatem suam:
non inclinabitur in saeculum saeculi.
Abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus ejus;
super montes stabunt aquae.
Ab increpatione tua fugient;
a voce tonitrui tui formidabunt.
Ascendunt montes, et descendunt campi,
in locum quem fundasti eis.
Terminum posuisti quem non transgredientur,
neque convertentur operire terram.
Qui emittis fontes in convallibus;
inter medium montium pertransibunt aquae.
Potabunt omnes bestiae agri;
expectabunt onagri in siti sua.
Super ea volucres caeli habitabunt;
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About Die Ehre des Herrn ist ewig
Johann Heinrich Rolle's Die Ehre des Herrn ist ewig is a sacred motet for SATB choir. The text, a powerful setting of Psalm 104 from the Vulgate, magnificently describes God's eternal glory and creation. The Latin verses speak of God's majestic attire, the stretching out of the heavens, and his control over the clouds, winds, and fiery angels. The text continues to praise God's power in founding the earth and setting boundaries for the seas, and the awe-inspiring elements of nature fleeing from his presence. This motet is a profound reflection on the majesty and power of the divine as depicted in scripture, offering a rich and evocative choral experience.
