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Give thanks unto the Lord our God
Staff Notation • Sacred
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Give thanks unto the Lord our God by Thomas Ravenscroft — Lyrics
Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus.
Dicant qui redempti sunt a Domino, quos redemit de manu inimici,
et de regionibus congregavit eos,
a solis ortu, et occasu, ab aquilone, et mari.
Erraverunt in solitudine, in inaquoso; viam civitatis habitaculi non invenerunt.
Esurientes et sitientes, anima eorum in ipsis defecit.
Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur, et de necessitatibus eorum eripuit eos;
et deduxit eos in viam rectam, ut irent in civitatem habitationis.
Confiteantur Domino misericordiae ejus,
et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
Quia satiavit animam inanem, et animam esurientem satiavit bonis.
Sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis; vinctos in mendicitate et ferro.
Quia exacerbaverunt eloquia Dei,
et consilium Altissimi irritaverunt.
Et humiliatum est in laboribus cor eorum; infirmati sunt,
nec fuit qui adjuvaret.
Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur; et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.
Et eduxit eos de tenebris et umbra mortis,
et vincula eorum dirupit.
Confiteantur Domino misericordiae ejus,
et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
Quia contrivit portas aereas, et vectes ferreos confregit.
Suscepit eos de via iniquitatis eorum; propter injustitias enim suas humiliati sunt.
Omnem escam abominata est anima eorum, et appropinquaverunt usque ad portas mortis.
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About Give thanks unto the Lord our God
This jubilant SATB setting of Psalm 107 from Thomas Ravenscroft offers a powerful declaration of divine goodness and mercy. The text, presented in both Latin and English, recounts the journey of God's redeemed people, who are gathered from all corners of the earth and led through wilderness to a place of habitation. It speaks of those who cry out to the Lord in their distress and are delivered, finding sustenance and a path towards a city of dwelling. The music reflects the grand sweep of this narrative, calling for a strong and confident delivery that celebrates God's unending love and wondrous deeds for humankind. It is a fitting anthem for occasions of thanksgiving and praise, where the congregation's deliverance and God's faithfulness are to be proclaimed.
