O quam suavis est I (Peter Philips)
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CPDL #19009: Finale 2009
- Editor: Paul R. Marchesano (submitted 2009-03-07). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 119 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: original pitch; note values halved
General Information
Title: O quam suavis est Dominus
Composer: Peter Philips
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SATB.SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1613
Description: From Cantiones Sacrae Octonis Vocibus (1613).
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Original text and translations
Latin text
O quam suavis est, Domine, spiritus tuus,
qui ut dulcedinem tuam in filios demonstrares
pane suavissimo de caelo, decaelo praestito,
esurientes reples bonis, fastidiosos divites
dimittens inanes.
English translation
O how sweet is thy spirit, Lord,
thou who, in order to demonstrate thy sweetness to thy children,
send down from heaven the sweetest bread unsurpassed,
filling the hungry with good things, sending away empty the disdainful rich!