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Hæc dies quam fecit Dominus a 9
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Hæc dies quam fecit Dominus a 9 by Christoph Straus — Lyrics
Haec (est) dies quam fecit Dominus:
exultemus et laetemur in ea,
alleluia.
verse for Easter Sunday:
Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus:
quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus.
[Pascha nostrum Immolatus est Christus.]
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About Hæc dies quam fecit Dominus a 9
Christoph Straus composed this resplendent motet for nine voices, SSAATTTBB. Setting a Latin text drawn from the Easter Octave, Hæc dies quam fecit Dominus is a jubilant exultation on Christ’s resurrection. The composer opens with a refrain celebrating the glorious day the Lord has made, calling for rejoicing and alleluias. He then incorporates verses from the Easter Sunday liturgy, including the Pascha nostrum text, and passages suitable for Easter Monday and Tuesday, all reinforcing the theme of God’s everlasting mercy and the redemption brought by Christ. The text’s profound message of salvation and divine goodness is powerfully conveyed through Straus’s grand nine-part writing.
