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Double chant in B flat major
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anglican chants
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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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Double chant in B flat major by John Camidge — Lyrics
Psalmus David, filiorum Jonadab, et priorum captivorum.
In te, Domine, speravi; non confundar in aeternum.
In justitia tua libera me, et eripe me: inclina ad me aurem tuam, et salva me.
Esto mihi in Deum protectorem, et in locum munitum, ut salvum me facias:
quoniam firmamentum meum et refugium meum es tu.
Deus meus, eripe me de manu peccatoris, et de manu contra legem agentis,
et iniqui:
quoniam tu es patientia mea, Domine; Domine, spes mea a juventute mea.
In te confirmatus sum ex utero;
de ventre matris meae tu es protector meus; in te cantatio mea semper.
Tamquam prodigium factus sum multis; et tu adjutor fortis.
Repleatur os meum laude, ut cantem gloriam tuam, tota die magnitudinem tuam.
Ne projicias me in tempore senectutis; cum defecerit virtus mea, ne derelinquas me.
Quia dixerunt inimici mei mihi, et qui custodiebant animam meam consilium fecerunt in unum,
dicentes: Deus dereliquit eum: persequimini et comprehendite eum, quia non est qui eripiat.
Deus ne elongeris a me; Deus meus, in auxilium meum respice.
Confundantur et deficiant detrahentes animae meae; operiantur confusione
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About Double chant in B flat major
This SATB setting by John Camidge is a double chant in B flat major, suitable for Anglican services. The text is Psalm 71 (70 in the Vulgate), a prayer for deliverance and a statement of trust in God from youth onwards. It begins with a declaration of faith in God as a protector and refuge, acknowledging Him as the source of hope and strength. The composer's music would likely reflect the earnest supplication and ultimate affirmation of faith found within the psalm, providing a steadfast musical support for the liturgical text.
