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Edition by Pothárn Imre
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Added Jul 31, 2026
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Format: Staff
Language: Latin
Pages: 10 pages
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Exsurgat Deus a 5 by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics

In finem. Psalmus cantici ipsi David. Exsurgat Deus, et dissipentur inimici ejus; et fugiant qui oderunt eum a facie ejus. Sicut deficit fumus, deficiant; sicut fluit cera a facie ignis, sic pereant peccatores a facie Dei. Et justi epulentur, et exsultent in conspectu Dei, et delectentur in laetitia. Cantate Deo; psalmum dicite nomini ejus: iter facite ei qui ascendit super occasum. Dominus nomen illi; exsultate in conspectu ejus. Turbabuntur a facie ejus, patris orphanorum, et judicis viduarum; Deus in loco sancto suo. Deus qui inhabitare facit unius moris in domo; qui educit vinctos in fortitudine, similiter eos qui exasperant, qui habitant in sepulchris. Deus, cum egredereris in conspectu populi tui, cum pertransires in deserto, terra mota est, etenim caeli distillaverunt, a facie Dei Sinai, a facie Dei Israël. Pluviam voluntariam segregabis, Deus, haereditati tuae; et infirmata est, tu vero perfecisti eam. Animalia tua habitabunt in ea;
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About Exsurgat Deus a 5

Orlando di Lasso’s motet Exsurgat Deus a 5 is a powerful setting of a Latin psalm text. The five-part voicing (SATTB) allows for rich contrapuntal writing and contrasts between sections. The music vividly portrays the text’s dramatic imagery, depicting God rising to scatter his enemies and the righteous rejoicing. Lasso masterfully builds intensity, moving from moments of conflict to expressions of jubilation. This motet exemplifies the expressive sacred music of the Renaissance, suitable for a skilled choir seeking to convey both the urgency and the ultimate triumph inherent in the psalm’s message.