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Anima nostra sustinet a 8
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Anima nostra sustinet a 8 by Claudio Merulo — Lyrics
Psalmus David. Exsultate, justi, in Domino; rectos decet collaudatio.
Confitemini Domino in cithara; in psalterio decem chordarum psallite illi.
Cantate ei canticum novum; bene psallite ei in vociferatione.
Quia rectum est verbum Domini, et omnia opera ejus in fide.
Diligit misericordiam et judicium; misericordia Domini plena est terra.
Verbo Domini caeli firmati sunt, et spiritu oris ejus omnis virtus eorum.
Congregans sicut in utre aquas maris;
ponens in thesauris abyssos.
Timeat Dominum omnis terra; ab eo autem commoveantur omnes inhabitantes orbem.
Quoniam ipse dixit, et facta sunt; ipse mandavit et creata sunt.
Dominus dissipat consilia gentium;
reprobat autem cogitationes populorum, et reprobat consilia principum.
Consilium autem Domini in aeternum manet; cogitationes cordis ejus in generatione et generationem.
Beata gens cujus est Dominus Deus ejus; populus quem
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About Anima nostra sustinet a 8
Claudio Merulo's Anima nostra sustinet is a substantial motet for double choir (SSATTTBB). The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 32, opens with an exhortation to rejoice in the Lord, to praise him with instruments and song. It speaks of the steadfastness of God's word and the power of his spirit, before describing God's dominion over creation and his sovereignty in thwarting the plans of nations. Merulo's setting, a complex work requiring considerable vocal dexterity, explores the rich sonorities of his eight-part writing to convey the majesty and power inherent in the text.
