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Gaudebunt labia
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Gaudebunt labia by Ascanio Trombetti — Lyrics
Psalmus David, filiorum Jonadab, et priorum captivorum.
In te, Domine, speravi; non confundar in aeternum.
In justitia tua libera me, et eripe me: inclina ad me aurem tuam, et salva me.
Esto mihi in Deum protectorem, et in locum munitum, ut salvum me facias:
quoniam firmamentum meum et refugium meum es tu.
Deus meus, eripe me de manu peccatoris, et de manu contra legem agentis,
et iniqui:
quoniam tu es patientia mea, Domine; Domine, spes mea a juventute mea.
In te confirmatus sum ex utero;
de ventre matris meae tu es protector meus; in te cantatio mea semper.
Tamquam prodigium factus sum multis; et tu adjutor fortis.
Repleatur os meum laude, ut cantem gloriam tuam, tota die magnitudinem tuam.
Ne projicias me in tempore senectutis; cum defecerit virtus mea, ne derelinquas me.
Quia dixerunt inimici mei mihi, et qui custodiebant animam meam consilium fecerunt in unum,
dicentes: Deus dereliquit eum: persequimini et comprehendite eum, quia non est qui eripiat.
Deus ne elongeris a me; Deus meus, in auxilium meum respice.
Confundantur et deficiant detrahentes animae meae; operiantur confusione
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About Gaudebunt labia
This SSATTB motet in Latin sets a text drawn from Psalm 71, a prayer for deliverance and a declaration of faith. The composer, Ascanio Trombetti, frames this fervent plea within the rich sonority of a six-part choir. It is suitable for services of prayer or reflection, particularly during times when a congregation might seek spiritual strength and reassurance. The intricate vocal writing offers directors an opportunity to showcase the ensemble's blend and dynamic control, bringing out the text's themes of divine protection and enduring hope from youth to eternity.
