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I will lift up mine eyes
Staff Notation • Sacred, Verse anthems
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I will lift up mine eyes by Thomas Tomkins — Lyrics
Canticum graduum. Levavi oculos meos in montes, unde veniet auxilium mihi.
Auxilium meum a Domino, qui fecit caelum et terram.
Non det in commotionem pedem tuum, neque dormitet qui custodit te.
Ecce non dormitabit neque dormiet qui custodit Israël.
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About I will lift up mine eyes
This psalm setting by Thomas Tomkins, drawing on Psalm 121, is ideal for services of Evening Prayer or for any occasion requiring a profound reflection on divine protection. The text, a song of ascents, speaks of looking to the hills for help, and receiving it from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Tomkins’s STTBB voicing unfolds the devotional text with rich harmonic language, moving between the Latin original and its English translation. The music eloquently conveys the assurance of God’s constant vigilance, offering comfort and strength against all troubles. It is a significant example of the English verse anthem tradition, suitable for a choir seeking to explore the expressive depths of sacred Renaissance polyphony.
