1 [Alleluja]
  Laudate, pueri, Dominum; 
  laudate nomen Domini.
2 Sit nomen Domini benedictum
  ex hoc nunc et usque in [sæculum]1.
3 A solis ortu usque ad occasum
  laudabile nomen Domini.
4 Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus,
  [et]2 super caelos gloria eius.
5 Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster,
  qui in altis habitat,
6 Et humilia respicit 
  in caelo et in terra?
7 Suscitans a terra inopem, 
  et de stercore erigens pauperem :
8 Ut collocet eum cum principibus, 
  cum principibus populi sui.
9 Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo, 
  matrem filiorum lætantem.

W. Byrd sets lines 1-2
F. Mendelssohn sets lines 1-2

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¹ Mendelssohn: "sæcula"
² omitted by Nees.

Text Authorship:

• by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 112 (113)", Psalm 112 (113) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

• by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634 - 1704), "Laudate pueri", H. 149 [sung text not yet checked]
• by François Couperin (1668 - 1733), "Laudate pueri dominum", 1697 [ chorus with instrumental ensemble and basso continuo ], motet [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Laudate pueri", HWV. 237 [sung text not yet checked]
• by (Johann) Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806), "Laudate pueri", MH. 342 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687), "Laudate pueri", LWV. 77 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Laudate pueri", SV. 270 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Vic Nees (b. 1936), "Laudate pueri" [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), "Laudate pueri Dominum", RV. 600 [ chorus ], motet
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• by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Laudate pueri Dominum", published 1575, from Cantiones Sacrae, no. 17
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• by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Laudate pueri", op. 39 no. 2 [ SSA chorus and organ ]
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847); composed by Felix Mendelssohn.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wim Reedijk) , "Psalm 113", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Looft, kinderen, de Heer", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Psalm 113", KJV
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Felix Mendelssohn) , "Ihr Kinder Israel"

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 19
Word count: 93