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In You Do I Take Refuge
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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In You Do I Take Refuge by William Ellison — Lyrics
Psalmus David, quem cantavit Domino pro verbis Chusi, filii Iemini.
Domine Deus meus, in te speravi; salvum me fac ex omnibus persequentibus me,
et libera me:
nequando rapiat ut leo animam meam, dum non est qui redimat, neque qui salvum faciat.
Domine Deus meus, si feci istud, si est iniquitas in manibus meis,
si reddidi retribuentibus mihi mala,
decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis.
Persequatur inimicus animam meam, et comprehendat; et conculcet in terra vitam meam, et gloriam meam in pulverem deducat. [diapsalma]
Exsurge, Domine, in ira tua, et exaltare in finibus inimicorum meorum:
et exsurge, Domine Deus meus, in praecepto quod mandasti,
et synagoga populorum circumdabit te:
et propter hanc in altum regredere:
Dominus iudicat populos. Iudica me, Domine, secundum iustitiam meam,
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About In You Do I Take Refuge
William Ellison’s anthem In You Do I Take Refuge sets a prayer from Psalm 7 from the Old Testament. The text, presented here in Latin and English translation, is a plea for deliverance from enemies and a searching of conscience. The composer’s setting is for two-part choir (soprano and bass), making it suitable for mixed choirs looking for accessible yet powerful repertoire. The Latin text, a penitential psalm, finds expression in a style that is both devotional and dramatic. The anthem’s structure offers opportunities for the choir to explore the text’s themes of trust and vindication.
