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I will love thee, O Lord, my strength by George Alexander Macfarren — Lyrics

In finem. Puero Domini David, qui locutus est Domino verba cantici hujus, in die qua eripuit eum Dominus de manu omnium inimicorum ejus, et de manu Saul, et dixit: Diligam te, Domine, fortitudo mea. Dominus firmamentum meum, et refugium meum, et liberator meus. Deus meus adjutor meus, et sperabo in eum; protector meus, et cornu salutis meae, et susceptor meus. Laudans invocabo Dominum, et ab inimicis meis salvus ero. Circumdederunt me dolores mortis, et torrentes iniquitatis conturbaverunt me. Dolores inferni circumdederunt me; praeoccupaverunt me laquei mortis. In tribulatione mea invocavi Dominum, et ad Deum meum clamavi: et exaudivit de templo sancto suo vocem meam; et clamor meus in conspectu ejus introivit in aures ejus. Commota est, et contremuit terra; fundamenta montium conturbata sunt, et commota sunt: quoniam iratus est eis. Ascendit fumus in ira ejus, et ignis a facie ejus exarsit; carbones succensi sunt ab eo. Inclinavit caelos, et descendit, et caligo sub pedibus ejus. Et ascendit super cherubim, et volavit; volavit super pennas ventorum. Et posuit tenebras latibulum suum; in circuitu ejus tabernaculum ejus, tenebrosa aqua in nubibus aëris. Prae fulgore in conspectu ejus nubes transierunt; grando et carbones ignis. Et intonuit de caelo Dominus, et Altissimus dedit vocem suam: grando et carbones ignis. Et misit sagittas suas, et dissipavit eos; fulgura multiplicavit, et conturbavit eos. Et apparuerunt fontes aquarum, et revelata sunt fundamenta orbis terrarum, ab increpatione tua, Domine, ab inspiratione spiritus irae tuae. Misit de summo, et accepit me; et assumpsit me de aquis multis. Eripuit me de inimicis meis fortissimis, et ab his qui oderunt me. Quoniam confortati sunt super me;
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George Alexander Macfarren set Psalm 18:1-4, from the Latin Vulgate, in this motet. The text, which begins "Diligam te, Domine, fortitudo mea" ("I will love thee, O Lord, my strength"), is a powerful declaration of faith and trust in God, recounting deliverance from enemies and distress. Macfarren’s setting for SATB choir is a stirring anthem that explores the contrasting emotions of the psalm, moving from intense struggle and fear to resolute praise and thanksgiving. The work is a fine example of English 19th-century sacred music, reflecting both the devotional texts of the Bible and the developing choral tradition of the era.