Domine, ad adjuvandum

Giovanni Paolo Colonna was a significant composer of the Italian Baroque. This SATB setting of the Latin text Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina is a sacred motet, typical of the period's liturgical music. The opening plea, Deus, in adjutorium meum intende, sets a tone of urgent supplication. The piece includes the full text of the Lesser Doxology (Gloria Patri), which is chanted daily in the Roman Catholic Church, followed by the jubilation of Alleluia. An alternative refrain, appropriate for the liturgical season between Septuagesima and Easter, is also provided, replacing the Alleluia with a praise for God's eternal glory.