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Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem
Language: Latin 
Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem,
quia venit lumen tuum,
et gloria Domini super te orta est.
Quia ecce tenebrae operient terram
et caligo populos.
Super te autem orietur Dominus
et gloria eius in te videbitur.

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•   M. Trotta 

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525?6 - 1594), "Surge illuminare Ierusalem", PdPWV Mot 119, published 1575 [ 8 voices ]
        Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Michael John Trotta (b. 1978), "Surge Illuminare", copyright © 2023 [ satb chorus ], Hampton Roads Music Group
        Publisher: Hampton Roads Music Group [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Giselle Wyers (b. 1969), "Surge, Illuminare", 2015 [ satb chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-11
Line count: 7
Word count: 33

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