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Flora
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Flora by Zalmon Peck — Lyrics
Oratio David. Exaudi, Domine, justitiam meam; intende deprecationem meam.
Auribus percipe orationem meam, non in labiis dolosis.
De vultu tuo judicium meum prodeat; oculi tui videant aequitates.
Probasti cor meum, et visitasti nocte; igne me examinasti,
et non est inventa in me iniquitas.
Ut non loquatur os meum
opera hominum: propter verba labiorum tuorum,
ego custodivi vias duras.
Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis, ut non moveantur vestigia mea.
Ego clamavi, quoniam exaudisti me, Deus; inclina aurem tuam mihi,
et exaudi verba mea.
Mirifica misericordias tuas, qui salvos facis sperantes in te.
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About Flora
This setting of Psalm 17, known as Oratio David, is for SATB choir with an optional treble solo (TrCtTB). The text is in Latin and expresses a plea for divine justice and protection. The composer Zalmon Peck has crafted a sacred piece that would be fitting for a service of penitence or a general congregational hymn setting. The music explores the supplicatory nature of the text, moving from a prayer for vindication to a confident appeal for God's sheltering mercy. The contrast between the plea and the assurance of divine protection offers a rich opportunity for expressive choral singing, exploring dynamic and textual nuances.
