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Accedite
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Communion Hymns
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Accedite by Nobuaki Izawa — Lyrics
Davidi, cum immutavit vultum suum coram Achimelech, et dimisit eum, et abiit.
Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore; semper laus ejus in ore meo.
In Domino laudabitur anima mea: audiant mansueti, et laetentur.
Magnificate Dominum mecum, et exaltemus nomen ejus in idipsum.
Exquisivi Dominum, et exaudivit me; et ex omnibus tribulationibus meis eripuit me.
Accedite ad eum, et illuminamini; et facies vestrae non confundentur.
Iste pauper clamavit, et Dominus exaudivit eum,
et de omnibus tribulationibus ejus salvavit eum.
Immittet angelus Domini in circuitu timentium eum, et eripiet eos.
Gustate et videte quoniam suavis est Dominus; beatus vir qui sperat in eo.
Timete Dominum, omnes sancti ejus, quoniam non est inopia timentibus eum.
Divites eguerunt, et esurierunt; inquirentes autem Dominum non minuentur omni bono.
Venite, filii; audite me: timorem Domini docebo vos.
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About Accedite
This SATB motet in Latin, Accedite, is suitable for communion or general sacred occasions. The text draws from Psalm 33, encouraging listeners to seek the Lord and experience His goodness. It opens with a brief narrative reference to David before shifting to praise and exhortation. The composer Nobuaki Izawa builds the music to emphasize the verses that call for drawing near to God and finding illumination and confidence. The text speaks of God hearing the cries of the poor and saving those who fear Him, with promises of angelic protection and the blessing of those who hope in the Lord. The motet offers a rich opportunity for a choir to express profound spiritual themes through intricate vocal writing.
