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In exitu Israel
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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In exitu Israel by Johann Melchior Caesar — Lyrics
Alleluja. In exitu Israël de Aegypto, domus Jacob de populo barbaro,
facta est Judaea sanctificatio ejus; Israël potestas ejus.
Mare vidit, et fugit; Jordanis conversus est retrorsum.
Montes exsultaverunt ut arietes, et colles sicut agni ovium.
Quid est tibi, mare, quod fugisti? et tu, Jordanis, quia conversus es retrorsum?
montes, exsultastis sicut arietes? et colles, sicut agni ovium?
A facie Domini mota est terra, a facie Dei Jacob:
qui convertit petram in stagna aquarum, et rupem in fontes aquarum.
Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam:
super misericordia tua et veritate tua;
nequando dicant gentes: Ubi est Deus eorum?
Deus autem noster in caelo; omnia quaecumque voluit fecit.
Simulacra gentium argentum et aurum, opera manuum hominum.
Os habent, et non loquentur; oculos habent, et non videbunt.
Aures habent, et non audient; nares habent, et non odorabunt.
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About In exitu Israel
This setting of Psalm 114, In exitu Israel, is suitable for liturgical use, perhaps as part of Vespers. The text recounts the Israelites' miraculous exodus from Egypt, portraying their liberation with vivid imagery of fleeing seas and rivers, leaping mountains, and rocks transformed into water. The music, for SATB choir with soli, would likely reflect the dramatic and celebratory nature of this biblical narrative. The composer, Johann Melchior Caesar, offers a powerful interpretation of this psalm, culminating in a plea for God's glory to be evident to all nations, asserting His dominion in heaven. The Latin text imbues the work with a profound sense of sacred tradition.
