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Exspectans exspectavi Dominum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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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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Exspectans exspectavi Dominum by Cipriano de Rore — Lyrics
In finem. Psalmus ipsi David.
Exspectans exspectavi Dominum, et intendit mihi.
Et exaudivit preces meas, et eduxit me de lacu miseriae et de luto faecis.
Et statuit super petram pedes meos, et direxit gressus meos.
Et immisit in os meum canticum novum, carmen Deo nostro.
Videbunt multi, et timebunt, et sperabunt in Domino.
Beatus vir cujus est nomen Domini spes ejus, et non respexit in vanitates
et insanias falsas.
Multa fecisti tu, Domine Deus meus, mirabilia tua; et cogitationibus tuis non est qui similis
sit tibi.
Annuntiavi et locutus sum: multiplicati sunt super numerum.
Sacrificium et oblationem noluisti; aures autem perfecisti mihi.
Holocaustum et pro peccato non postulasti;
tunc dixi: Ecce venio.
In capite libri scriptum est de me,
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About Exspectans exspectavi Dominum
Cipriano de Rore's motet Exspectans exspectavi Dominum sets a text from Psalm 40, expressing profound trust in God's deliverance. The words speak of patient waiting, of being drawn from a pit of misery and placed on solid ground, and of receiving a new song of praise. The composer captures this journey from despair to hope through the rich SATTB voicing. This sacred motet, sung in Latin, unfolds with a sense of earnest supplication and eventual joyous testament. It is a powerful reflection on faith and divine intervention, suitable for liturgical settings or concert programming.
