Dextera Domini

The Right Hand of the Lord

Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel (1839–1901)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Organ

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Weeks in Ordinary Time → General Ordinary Time

Publication Information:
Arista — AE 499 (1985)

Text Information:
Reference: Psalm 118:16, 17

Lyrics:

Dextera Domini fecit virtutem,
dextera Domini exaltavit me,
non moriar, sed vivam,
et narrabo opera Domini.

English translation
The right hand of the Lord has wrought strength,
the right hand of the Lord has exalted me.
I shall not die, but live,
and shall declare the works of the Lord.

Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: May 20, 2022