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Double chant in A major
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anglican chants
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Double chant in A major by Richard Thiele — Lyrics
Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus.
Quis loquetur potentias Domini; auditas faciet omnes laudes ejus?
Beati qui custodiunt judicium, et faciunt justitiam in omni tempore.
Memento nostri, Domine, in beneplacito populi tui; visita nos in salutari tuo:
ad videndum in bonitate electorum tuorum; ad laetandum in laetitia gentis tuae: ut lauderis cum haereditate tua.
Peccavimus cum patribus nostris: injuste egimus; iniquitatem fecimus.
Patres nostri in Aegypto non intellexerunt mirabilia tua; non fuerunt
memores multitudinis misericordiae tuae. Et irritaverunt ascendentes in mare, mare Rubrum;
et salvavit eos propter nomen suum, ut notam faceret potentiam suam.
Et increpuit mare Rubrum et exsiccatum est, et deduxit eos in abyssis
sicut in deserto.
Et salvavit eos de manu odientium, et redemit eos de manu inimici.
Et operuit aqua tribulantes eos; unus ex eis non remansit.
Et crediderunt verbis ejus, et laudaverunt laudem ejus.
Cito fecerunt; obliti sunt operum ejus: et non sustinuerunt consilium ejus.
Et concupierunt concupiscentiam in deserto, et tentaverunt Deum in inaquoso.
Et dedit eis petitionem ipsorum, et misit saturitatem in animas eorum.
Et irritaverunt Moysen in castris; Aaron, sanctum Domini.
Aperta est terra, et deglutivit Dathan, et operuit super congregationem Abiron.
Et exarsit ignis in synagoga eorum: flamma combussit peccatores.
Et fecerunt vitulum in Horeb, et adoraverunt sculptile.
Et mutaverunt gloriam suam in similitudinem vituli comedentis foenum.
Obliti sunt Deum qui salvavit eos; qui fecit magnalia in Aegypto,
mirabilia in terra Cham, terribilia in mari Rubro.
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About Double chant in A major
Richard Thiele's Double Chant in A major is an SATB setting of a Latin text, also provided in English translation. This sacred work belongs to the Anglican chant tradition, a style developed for the regular recitation of psalms and canticles in English cathedrals and parish churches, though this chant uses a Latin text. The music likely follows the syllabic and often unadorned style characteristic of Anglican chants, aiming for clarity of text declamation. The text itself is drawn from Psalm 105, praising God's goodness and mercy, and recounting His deliverance of Israel from Egypt. It includes a plea for remembrance and forgiveness of past sins, and a reiteration of God's faithfulness. The composer's setting would have aimed to support the devotional and prayerful character of these ancient words.
