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Three Motets

Song Cycle by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924)

Word count: 49

Original language: Three motets

1. Justorum animae [sung text checked 1 time]

Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt,
Et non tanget illos tormentum [mortis]¹.
Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori,
Illi autem sunt in pace.

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a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , appears in Book of Wisdom / Wisdom of Solomon / Σοφια Σολομωντοσ, no. 3

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a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , appears in Book of Wisdom / Wisdom of Solomon / Σοφια Σολομωντοσ, no. 3

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ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "The souls of the righteous"
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Der Gerechten Seelen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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¹ Stanford: "malitiae" (as found in some Roman Catholic liturgies)

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1. The souls of the righteous

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God;
there shall no torment or malice touch them.
In the sight of the unwise they seem to die,
but they are in peace.

Authorship

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "The souls of the righteous" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on

a text in Latin by Not Applicable [an adaptation]

Based on

a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , appears in Book of Wisdom / Wisdom of Solomon / Σοφια Σολομωντοσ, no. 3

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , appears in Book of Wisdom / Wisdom of Solomon / Σοφια Σολομωντοσ, no. 3

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 34

Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts

2. Coelos ascendit [sung text checked 1 time]

Coelos ascendit hodie Jesus Christus Rex gloriae,
Alleluia!
Gubernat coelum et sedet ad Patris dexteram,
Alleluia!
Jam finem habent omnia Patris Davidis carmina,
Alleluia!
Jam Dominus cum Domino sedet in Dei solio,
In hoc triumpho maximo,
Alleluia!
Benedicamus Domino, laudatur Sancta Trinitas,
Deo dicamus gratias,
Alleluia! Amen.

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, from the Cowley Carol Book [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

FRE French (Français) (Dwain Richardson) , "Aujourd'hui, Jésus-Christ, le Roi de gloire est monté aux cieux", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Himmelfahrt", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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3. Beati quorum via [sung text checked 1 time]

1   [Alleluja.] Beati [immaculati in via]¹,
    qui ambulant in lege Domini.
  Beati qui scrutantur testimonia ejus;
    in toto corde exquirunt eum.
[ ... ]

Authorship

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 118 (119)" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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¹ Stanford: "quorum via integra est"

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3. Blessed are they whose way

Blessed [are the undefiled in the way]¹;
Who walk in the law of the Lord.

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Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2003 by Dwain Richardson, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on

a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 118 (119)"

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A translation of the Stanford motet.
¹ in the Stanford version: "are they whose way is pure"

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 2
Word count: 15