Psalm8: 1 [Latin] – O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens. [From the highest heaven thy coming forth, and thy encounter unto the highest of it. Alleluia. We will sing and sing praises to you, Lord, in your power. Alleluia.]
Domine dominus noster quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra quoniam elevata est super caelos magnificentia tua. A summo caelo egressio tua et occursus tuus usque ad summum eius. Alleluia. Exaltare Domine in virtute tua cantabimus et psallemus tibi. Alleluia.
Photo of Psalm 8 and Pope Paul VI message on Apollo 11 Silicon Disc (one of 73 Goodwill messages). — Image via Wikipedia
“Domine Dominus noster quam admirabilis,” a sacred motet for solo voice, composed by Pietro Andrea Ziani (1616-1684).
Revelation14:13 – And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Blessed are they who die in the Lord (Douce Apocalypse – Bodleian Ms180 — image via Wikimedia Commons)
Psalm31: 2,3,1 [Latin] – Be my protector and place of refuge, to keep me safe; for you are my strength and refuge; and for the sake of your name, you will lead and nourish me.
In you O Lord, I have put my trust; do not let me be put to shame; In your justice rescue me.
Esto mihi in Deum protectorem, et in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias: quoniam firmamentum meum, et refugium meum es tu: et propter nomen tuum dux mihi eris, et enutries me.
V. In te, Domine, speravi, non confundar in aeternum: in justitia tua libera me, et eripe me.
Figure from The History, Theory, and Practice of Illuminating, by M. Digby Wyatt (1861), quoting Psalm 31:1
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Esto Mihi, sacred motet from Choralis Constantinus, Volume 1 (1550), composed by Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517)
