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Confitemini Domino
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Confitemini Domino by Giulio Belli — Lyrics
Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, et invocate nomen ejus; annuntiate inter gentes opera ejus.
Cantate ei, et psallite ei; narrate omnia mirabilia ejus.
Laudamini in nomine sancto ejus; laetetur cor quaerentium Dominum.
Quaerite Dominum, et confirmamini; quaerite faciem ejus semper.
Mementote mirabilium ejus quae fecit; prodigia ejus, et judicia oris ejus:
semen Abraham servi ejus; filii Jacob electi ejus.
Ipse Dominus Deus noster; in universa terra judicia ejus.
Memor fuit in saeculum testamenti sui; verbi quod mandavit in mille generationes:
quod disposuit ad Abraham, et juramenti sui ad Isaac:
et statuit illud Jacob in praeceptum, et Israël in testamentum aeternum,
dicens: Tibi dabo terram Chanaan, funiculum haereditatis vestrae:
cum essent numero brevi, paucissimi, et incolae ejus.
Et pertransierunt de gente in gentem, et de regno ad populum alterum.
Non reliquit hominem nocere eis: et corripuit pro eis reges.
Nolite tangere christos meos, et in prophetis meis nolite malignari.
Et vocavit famem super terram, et omne firmamentum panis contrivit.
Misit ante eos virum: in servum venundatus est, Joseph.
Humiliaverunt in compedibus pedes ejus; ferrum pertransiit animam ejus:
donec veniret verbum ejus. Eloquium Domini inflammavit eum.
Misit rex, et solvit eum; princeps populorum, et dimisit eum.
Constituit eum dominum domus suae, et principem omnis possessionis suae:
ut erudiret principes ejus sicut semetipsum, et senes ejus prudentiam doceret.
Et intravit Israël in Aegyptum, et Jacob accola fuit in terra Cham.
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About Confitemini Domino
This jubilant setting of Psalm 104 (105) opens with an ecstatic Alleluja, urging listeners to give thanks to the Lord, to invoke his name, and to proclaim his mighty works among the nations. Giulio Belli, a composer of the Italian Renaissance, crafts a powerful motet for double SATB choir, creating a rich and resonant soundscape. The text moves from calls to sing and recount God's wonders to a reminder of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, promising them the land of Canaan. Belli’s music likely reflects the grandeur and fervent praise inherent in these sacred words, offering a deeply spiritual and musically rewarding experience for choirs and congregations alike.
