The Souls of the Righteous
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Moderately Difficult
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Instrumental Only?
No
Description
SATB (a few divisi) and organ. Macaronic text (from Wisdom 3) in both English and Latin. Atmospheric, stirring, and effective. Also available in a shorter and easier SAB version.
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Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt,
et non tanget illos tormentum mortis.
Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori,
illi autem sunt in pace.
The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
and the torment of death shall not touch them
for they are in peace. — Book of Wisdom 3:1-3