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De fructu
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Communion Hymns
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De fructu by Nobuaki Izawa — Lyrics
Ipsi David. Benedic, anima mea, Domino:
Domine Deus meus, magnificatus es vehementer. Confessionem et decorem induisti,
amictus lumine sicut vestimento.
Extendens caelum sicut pellem,
qui tegis aquis superiora ejus:
qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum;
qui ambulas super pennas ventorum:
qui facis angelos tuos spiritus,
et ministros tuos ignem urentem.
Qui fundasti terram super stabilitatem suam:
non inclinabitur in saeculum saeculi.
Abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus ejus;
super montes stabunt aquae.
Ab increpatione tua fugient;
a voce tonitrui tui formidabunt.
Ascendunt montes, et descendunt campi,
in locum quem fundasti eis.
Terminum posuisti quem non transgredientur,
neque convertentur operire terram.
Qui emittis fontes in convallibus;
inter medium montium pertransibunt aquae.
Potabunt omnes bestiae agri;
expectabunt onagri in siti sua.
Super ea volucres caeli habitabunt;
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About De fructu
Nobuaki Izawa’s De fructu is a sacred motet for SATB choir, sung in Latin. The text is drawn from a psalm, praising God’s majesty and power. It speaks of God’s creation, from the heavens and clouds to the very foundations of the earth. The composer uses the rich texture of four-part harmony to convey the grandeur and awe inspired by these scriptural verses, which speak of God’s immeasurable might and the order of the universe. This setting would be appropriate for services as a communion hymn or a contemplative motet, highlighting the profound relationship between the divine and the created world.
