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Double chant in G major
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anglican chants
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Andrew Sims
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Double chant in G major by Richard Thiele — Lyrics
In finem. Psalmus David.
Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei, et opera manuum ejus annuntiat firmamentum.
Dies diei eructat verbum, et nox nocti indicat scientiam.
Non sunt loquelae, neque sermones, quorum non audiantur voces eorum.
In omnem terram exivit sonus eorum, et in fines orbis terrae verba eorum.
In sole posuit tabernaculum suum; et ipse tamquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo.
Exsultavit ut gigas ad currendam viam;
a summo caelo egressio ejus. Et occursus ejus usque ad summum ejus;
nec est qui se abscondat a calore ejus.
Lex Domini immaculata, convertens animas; testimonium Domini fidele,
sapientiam praestans parvulis.
Justitiae Domini rectae, laetificantes corda; praeceptum Domini lucidum,
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About Double chant in G major
The text from Psalm 19, the heavens declare the glory of God, is here set as a double chant in G major. The words speak of the silent, universal preaching of creation, the vastness of God’s revelation in nature and law. They move from the celestial to the earthly, the eternal to the personal, and from the power of God’s sun to the clarity of his law. This setting for SATB choir offers a powerful vehicle for congregational participation, with a clear melodic line and a straightforward harmonic structure typical of Anglican chant. The translation into English maintains the solemnity and grandeur of the original Latin, making the message accessible to a wider congregation.
