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Credidi
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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Credidi by Tiburtio Massaino — Lyrics
Alleluja. Dilexi, quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meae.
Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi, et in diebus meis invocabo.
Circumdederunt me dolores mortis; et pericula inferni invenerunt me.
Tribulationem et dolorem inveni,
et nomen Domini invocavi: o Domine, libera animam meam.
Misericors Dominus et justus, et Deus noster miseretur.
Custodiens parvulos Dominus; humiliatus sum, et liberavit me.
Convertere, anima mea, in requiem tuam, quia Dominus benefecit tibi:
quia eripuit animam meam de morte, oculos meos a lacrimis, pedes meos a lapsu.
Placebo Domino in regione vivorum.
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About Credidi
Tiburtio Massaino's Credidi is a setting of a psalm text, a psalm of confidence in God's deliverance from distress. The text expresses a journey from deep personal suffering and near despair to a steadfast faith in God's mercy and protection. Massaino's SATTB voicing, with its five parts, allows for rich harmonic colour and the dramatic interplay of voices as the text unfolds. The sacred Latin text is rendered with devotional intensity, suitable for Vespers or other liturgical occasions. The composer's mastery of polyphony imbues the words with a profound sense of spiritual struggle and ultimate peace, making it a powerful offering for a choir seeking music of deep theological and emotional resonance.
