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In exitu Israel de Egypto
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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In exitu Israel de Egypto by Horatio Colombano — 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 Egypto
Horatio Colombano's setting of In exitu Israel de Egypto draws on the tradition of Vesper Psalms, setting a Latin text that recounts the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. This powerful narrative of liberation and divine intervention is brought to life by the composer's rich SATTB voicing. The music moves from the initial rejoicing of the tribes to the awe-inspiring imagery of parting seas and mountains leaping. The text's climax, 'Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam' (Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto your name give glory), is a profound expression of devotion, reflecting a deep spiritual conviction that the composer has sought to convey through his intricate choral writing.
