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In exitu Israel
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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In exitu Israel by Jacob Meiland — Lyrics
[Ps.113:1] In exitu Israel de Aegypto,
domus Iacob de populo barbaro,
[113:3] Mare vidit, et fugit;
Iordanis conversus est retrorsum
[113:4] Montes exultastis sicut arietes,
colles sicut agni ovium.
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About In exitu Israel
Jacob Meiland's motet In exitu Israel is a powerful setting of a Latin text drawn from Psalm 114 (Vulgate 113). The music for SATTB voices vividly depicts the miraculous exodus of Israel from Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the Jordan river flowing backwards. The composer contrasts moments of awe and drama with passages of exultation, portraying mountains leaping and hills like lambs. The text concludes with a prayer for God's glory and a blessing upon the Lord, reflecting the solemnity and ultimate triumph of the divine narrative. This sacred work is a significant example of motet composition from its era.
