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Erect your heads, eternal gates
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Erect your heads, eternal gates by Richard Garbett — 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 Erect your heads, eternal gates
This powerful setting of a psalm text opens with a call for the eternal gates to be lifted, heralding the arrival of the king of glory. The composer Richard Garbett takes this dramatic text, presented in both Latin and English, and crafts a piece for SATB choir. It’s a setting that speaks of divine strength and majesty, suitable for occasions when such grandeur is required. The psalm itself speaks of who may ascend the mountain of the Lord and find favour, detailing the righteous who are pure of heart and deed. Garbett's music aims to reflect this weighty message, offering a robust and inspiring anthem for mixed-voice choirs.
