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In exitu Israel de Aegypto
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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In exitu Israel de Aegypto by Konstantin Steingaden — 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 de Aegypto
This powerful setting of Psalm 113 (114) is suitable for Vespers services. The Latin text vividly recounts the Israelites' miraculous exodus from Egypt, depicting the parting of the Red Sea and the Jordan River, and the mountains leaping. Steingaden’s SSTB voicing amplifies the drama of the text, underscoring the divine power that transformed rock into water and the plea for God’s glory to be proclaimed above all earthly concerns. The music likely reflects the awe and jubilation inherent in this foundational biblical narrative, culminating in a declaration of faith in God's unwavering presence and omnipotence.
