This edition was prepared by Barry Johnston — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Chocksett
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
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Chocksett by William Billings — Lyrics
In finem, pro torcularibus filiis Core. Psalmus.
Quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Domine virtutum!
Concupiscit, et deficit anima mea in atria Domini; cor meum et caro
mea exsultaverunt in Deum vivum.
Etenim passer invenit sibi domum, et turtur nidum sibi,
ubi ponat pullos suos: altaria tua, Domine virtutum, rex meus, et Deus meus.
Beati qui habitant in domo tua, Domine; in saecula saeculorum laudabunt te.
Beatus vir cujus est auxilium abs te: ascensiones in corde suo disposuit,
in valle lacrimarum, in loco quem posuit.
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About Chocksett
William Billings, a self-taught American composer of the late 18th century, wrote this SATB setting. It uses a Latin text, the opening verses of Psalm 84. The psalm expresses a deep longing for the Lord's house and praises those who dwell there. Billings's music brings this sacred text to life with the directness characteristic of his style. The setting is suitable for a choir looking to explore early American sacred music. The juxtaposition of Latin liturgical text with the composer's American context offers a unique perspective on the tradition.
