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Firmament
Staff Notation • Sacred, Set pieces
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
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Firmament by Daniel Read — 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 Firmament
Daniel Read’s Firmament sets a Latin text drawn from Psalm 19, a psalm that extols the glory of God through the heavens and the firmament. Choirs can explore the profound theological message of creation’s testament to its maker, from the daily pronouncements of the sky to the vast reach of its voice across the earth. The setting is for SATB choir, offering rich harmonic possibilities for this deeply devotional text. It can be sung in its original Latin or in an English translation, allowing for flexibility in liturgical or concert settings where the grandeur of the divine is to be proclaimed.
