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Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen by Horst Hinze — Lyrics
Laus cantici David. Qui habitat in adjutorio Altissimi, in protectione Dei caeli commorabitur.
Dicet Domino: Susceptor meus es tu, et refugium meum; Deus meus, sperabo in eum.
Quoniam ipse liberavit me de laqueo venantium, et a verbo aspero.
Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi, et sub pennis ejus sperabis.
Scuto circumdabit te veritas ejus:
non timebis a timore nocturno;
a sagitta volante in die,
a negotio perambulante in tenebris, ab incursu, et daemonio meridiano.
Cadent a latere tuo mille, et decem millia a dextris tuis; ad te autem non appropinquabit.
Verumtamen oculis tuis considerabis, et retributionem peccatorum videbis.
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About Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
This motet opens by invoking the protection of God, drawing from Psalm 91. The text speaks of finding refuge in the Almighty, shielded from unseen dangers both day and night, with a thousand falling at one's side. The composer Horst Hinze sets this comforting message for SATB choir, with the Latin text of the psalm interspersed with German phrases. The music aims to convey a sense of divine security and unwavering faith, making it a powerful choice for sacred occasions where solace and spiritual assurance are central themes.
