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Die Erd und was sich auf ihr regt, SWV 121
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Die Erd und was sich auf ihr regt, SWV 121 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
Prima sabbati. Psalmus David. Domini est terra, et plenitudo ejus; orbis terrarum, et universi qui habitant in eo.
Quia ipse super maria fundavit eum, et super flumina praeparavit eum.
Quis ascendet in montem Domini? aut quis stabit in loco sancto ejus?
Innocens manibus et mundo corde, qui non accepit in vano animam suam,
nec juravit in dolo proximo suo:
hic accipiet benedictionem a Domino, et misericordiam a Deo salutari suo.
Haec est generatio quaerentium eum, quaerentium faciem Dei Jacob.
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About Die Erd und was sich auf ihr regt, SWV 121
This sacred setting by Heinrich Schütz presents a powerful biblical text, beginning with the assertion that the earth and all its inhabitants belong to the Lord, founded on seas and rivers. The music moves to a rhetorical question about who may ascend the Lord's holy hill, finding the answer in those of innocent hands and pure heart. The piece culminates in a triumphant call for the everlasting doors to open for the King of Glory, a majestic declaration of God's might and power. Schütz's SATB voicing, with its blend of Latin and German, creates a profound and resonant devotional experience, suitable for services of praise and contemplation.
