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Ex Sion, MH443
Staff Notation • Sacred, Responsorial Psalms
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Malcolm Crowe
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Ex Sion, MH443 by Johann Michael Haydn — Lyrics
Psalmus Asaph. Deus deorum Dominus locutus est, et vocavit terram a solis ortu usque
ad occasum.
Ex Sion species decoris ejus:
Deus manifeste veniet: Deus noster, et non silebit. Ignis in conspectu ejus exardescet;
et in circuitu ejus tempestas valida.
Advocabit caelum desursum, et terram, discernere populum suum.
Congregate illi sanctos ejus, qui ordinant testamentum ejus super sacrificia.
Et annuntiabunt caeli justitiam eius, quoniam Deus judex est.
Audi, populus meus, et loquar; Israël, et testificabor tibi:
Deus, Deus tuus ego sum.
Non in sacrificiis tuis arguam te; et holocausta autem tua
in conspectu meo sunt semper.
Non accipiam de domo tua vitulis, neque de gregibus tuis hircos;
quoniam meae sunt omnes ferae silvarum, jumenta in montibus, et boves.
Cognovi omnia volatilia caeli, et pulchritudo agri mecum est.
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About Ex Sion, MH443
This setting of Psalm 49 (50) by Johann Michael Haydn is a powerful and dramatic sacred work. The Latin text, beginning with a call to gather and hear God speak, describes His majestic appearance, heralded by fire and storm, to judge His people. The music would be fitting for a significant occasion in the liturgical calendar, perhaps Trinity Sunday or a general confession and judgment theme. The SATB voicing allows for rich harmonies and contrasts, bringing the pronouncements of God and the prophet’s address to Israel to life. Haydn's response to the text is dynamic, reflecting the awe and solemnity of divine judgment and the certainty of God's eternal presence and justice.
