“Seek ye first the Kingdom of God” – from Fireplace mantelpiece in the church hall of the former North Parkdale Methodist Church (Toronto, Ontario)

Matthew 6:33 [Latin]

33 Seek ye first the Kingdom of God: and all these things shall be added unto you, saith the Lord.

Primum quaerite regnum Dei, et ómnia adjiciéntur vobis, dicit Dóminus.

Quaerite primum regnum Dei, composed by Sethus Calvisius (1556-1615)

Sethus Calvisius - „Quaerite primum regnum Dei“

Performed by Vocalconsort Leipzig, Ensemble Noema Leipzig

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Girls Choir of St George's Cathedral, Southwark, UK
Girls Choir of St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, UK. Photo by Nickgale1975 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Psalm 95:1 [Latin: Psalmi 94:1]

Come, let us praise the Lord with joy; let us joyfully sing to God our Savior. Alleluia.

Veníte, exsultémus Dómino, jubilémus Deo salutári nostro. Allelúia.

Alleluia: Venite exsultemus, for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, from Graduale Romanum, Solesmes, 1961, p. 358 or The Liber Usualis, Solesmes, 1961, p. 1038

Alleluia: Venite, exsultemus Domino

Sung by Marek Klein

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Psalm 84:9-10,1-2 [Latin: Psalmi 83:10-11,2-3] – Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed [“of Christ” in Latin Vulgate].

Introitus: Protector noster [God our shield, or our protector] (Solesmes Version)
Introitus: Protector noster [God our shield] (Solesmes Version)
10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

1 How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Protéctor noster, áspice, Deus, et réspice in fáciem Cristi tui: quia mélior est dies una in átriis tuis super mílla.

Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Dómine virtútum! concupíscit et déficit ánima mea in átria Dómine

Introitus: Protector noster, for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, from Graduale Romanum, Solesmes, 1961, p. 357 or The Liber Usualis, Solesmes, 1961, p. 1036

Introitus: Protector noster

Sung by Marek Klein

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St. Jadwiga. Blessed are those who dwell in your house, Lord: they will praise you for ever and ever. Psalm 84:4 (83:5 Vulgate)
St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Chicago. “Blessed are those who dwell in your house, Lord: they will praise you for ever and ever.” Psalm 84:4 (83:5 Vulgate). Photo by Paul R. Burley / CC BY-SA 4.0

Psalm 84:1-4,8-9,12 [Latin: Psalmi 83:1-5,8-9,13]

1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

12 Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Domine virtutum! Concupiscit, et deficit anima mea in atria Domini; cor meum et caro mea exsultaverunt in Deum vivum. Etenim passer invenit sibi domum, et turtur nidum sibi, ubi ponat pullos suos: altaria tua, Domine virtutum, rex meus, et Deus meus. Beati qui habitant in domo tua, Domine; in saecula saeculorum laudabunt te. Etenim benedictionem dabit legislator; ibunt de virtute in virtutem: videbitur Deus deorum in Sion. Domine Deus virtutum, exaudi orationem meam; auribus percipe, Deus Jacob. Non privabit bonis eos qui ambulant in innocentia: Domine virtutum, beatus homo qui sperat in te.

Quam dilecta tabernacula, RCT 15, Grand Motet composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

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