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Glasgow
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
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Glasgow by Elkanah Dare — 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 Glasgow
This setting of Psalm 17, known as Oratio David, presents a compelling prayer for divine justice and protection. The Latin text speaks of David's plea to God, asking that his cause be judged fairly and that he be shielded from his enemies. The composer Elkanah Dare crafts a sacred work for SATB choir, likely intended for liturgical use. The music would aim to convey the earnestness of the supplication, moving from declarations of innocence and adherence to God's ways to fervent appeals for safeguarding under divine protection. The inclusion of English alongside the Latin suggests a piece designed to be accessible, perhaps for congregational singing or to allow for a deeper understanding of the prayer's profound message within a choral context.
