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In monte Oliveti
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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In monte Oliveti by Ruggerio Argilliano — Lyrics
In monte Oliveti oravit ad Patrem:
Pater, si fieri potest, transeat a me calix iste:
Spiritus quidem promptus est, caro autem infirma. Fiat voluntas tua.
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About In monte Oliveti
Ruggerio Argilliano's In monte Oliveti is a sacred motet for double choir (SATB.SATB) setting a Latin text drawn from the Gospel accounts of Jesus's agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. The text speaks of Christ's prayer to the Father, beseeching that the cup of suffering might pass, yet ultimately submitting to divine will: 'Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.' It also includes Christ's admonition to his disciples to 'Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation,' highlighting the human frailty of the flesh despite the spirit's willingness.
