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Diffusa est gratia
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Communion Hymns
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Diffusa est gratia by Nobuaki Izawa — Lyrics
In finem, pro iis qui commutabuntur. Filiis Core, ad intellectum.
Canticum pro dilecto.
Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego opera mea regi.
Lingua mea calamus scribae velociter scribentis.
Speciosus forma prae filiis hominum, diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis: propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum, potentissime.
Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende, prospere procede, et regna, propter veritatem,
et mansuetudinem, et justitiam; et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.
Sagittae tuae acutae: populi sub te cadent,
in corda inimicorum regis.
Sedes tua, Deus, in saeculum saeculi; virga directionis virga regni tui.
Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem; propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus,
oleo laetitiae, prae consortibus tuis.
Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis, a domibus eburneis;
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About Diffusa est gratia
Nobuaki Izawa's Diffusa est gratia is a sacred motet for SATB choir, sung in Latin. The text, drawn from the Psalms, speaks of God's enduring favour and the beauty of divine justice. It opens with a declaration of the heart's good word, and unfolds to describe one who is 'fair in beauty more than the sons of men,' upon whose lips grace is poured out, and whom God has blessed forever. The music explores themes of righteousness and divine kingship, with soaring lines and rich harmonies befitting its devotional character. This motet would serve well as a communion hymn or a reflective piece within a sacred service.
