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Souterliedeken - Psalm 131
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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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.
STB, SAB · Andreas Stenberg
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Souterliedeken - Psalm 131 by Jacobus Clemens non Papa — Lyrics
Den C.xxxi Psalm Memento domine David. Een liet in den hooghen
Den Tenor Nae die wyse. Coemt doot tot my, rascht uwen ganc.
Ghedenct o Heer David dyn knecht
End al zyn lydsaemheyden.
Hi heeft ghesworen den Heer oprecht
Syn loef ten willen verbreyden
Tot Jacobs God, dat is het slodt
En heeft willen bescheyden.
Yst dat ick gae in mine tent
En climme op myn slaepstede
Yst dat ick slaep myn ooghen toe sent
En myn wynbrauwen mede
Tot dat ick pladt, vinde Jacobs stadt
Gods Jacobs huys met vrede.
Wy hoorden, siet, dees stadt voorwaer,
In Ephrata ghepresen
En vonden die in velden aldaer,
Daer boomen waren gheresen
Wy sullen in zyn huys, gaen sonder confuys
Daert goet is in te wesen.
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About Souterliedeken - Psalm 131
Jacobus Clemens non Papa sets Psalm 131 in this Dutch motet, arranged for STB or SAB voices. The music opens with a simple, serene melody, reflecting the psalm's theme of humility and trust in God. Clemens develops the text with imitative polyphony and homophonic passages, creating a sense of calm devotion. The text expresses a profound reliance on divine providence, likening the soul's journey to finding peace in God's house. This motet would serve as a contemplative centrepiece for services or concerts, offering a moment of quiet reflection and spiritual reassurance through its accessible yet artful setting.
