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How Majestic Is Your Name
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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How Majestic Is Your Name by William Ellison — Lyrics
In finem, pro torcularibus. Psalmus David.
Domine, Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra! quoniam elevata est magnificentia tua super caelos.
Ex ore infantium et lactentium perfecisti laudem propter inimicos tuos,
ut destruas inimicum et ultorem.
Quoniam videbo caelos tuos,opera digitorum tuorum, lunam et stellas
quae tu fundasti.
Quid est homo, quod memor es eius? aut filius hominis, quoniam visitas eum?
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About How Majestic Is Your Name
This anthem, How Majestic Is Your Name, offers a powerful setting of Psalm 8, a text often sung during services of creationtide. William Ellison has crafted a piece for SATB choir, balancing liturgical Latin with an English translation for broader accessibility. The work opens by reflecting on God's glory displayed in the heavens, contrasting it with the humble origins from which praise can arise. It continues to explore humanity's place in the cosmos, noting our diminished state below the angels, yet crowned with glory and honor. The text speaks to the awe-inspiring majesty of creation and the deep contemplation of humankind's role within it.
