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Hi sunt qui venerunt
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Hi sunt qui venerunt by Annibale Stabile — Lyrics
Hi sunt qui venerunt de tribulatione magna & laverunt stolas suas & dealbaverunt eas in sanguine Agni;
Ideo sunt ante thronum Dei & serviunt ei die ac nocte in templo eius
& qui sedet in throno habitabit super illos,
non esurient neque sitient amplius,
nec cadet super illos sol, neque ullus estus,
quoniam Agnus qui in medio throni est reget illos,
& deducet eos ad vitae fontes aquarum
& absterget Deus omnem lachrymam ab oculis eorum
& cum illi darent gloriam & honorem & benedictionem sedenti super thronum viventi in saecula saeculorum,
procidebant vigintiquatuor seniores ante sedentes in throno
& adorabant viventem, in saecula saeculorum
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About Hi sunt qui venerunt
Annibale Stabile's motet Hi sunt qui venerunt paints a vivid scene of the redeemed in glory. The text, drawn from Revelation, describes those who have come through great tribulation, their robes washed white in the blood of the Lamb. They now stand before the throne of God, serving Him day and night, no longer subject to hunger, thirst, or the sun's heat. The Agnus Dei will lead them to the fountains of life, and God will wipe away every tear. This setting for double SATB choir in Latin is a powerful expression of divine promise and eternal peace, culminating in the adoration of the twenty-four elders.
