Quam Dilecta Tabernacula tua

How lovely are thy tabernacles

Widor, Charles-Marie (1844–1937)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Organ

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Saints → The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (November 9)
Commons → Common of the Dedication of a Church → General Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church
Commons → Common of the Dedication of a Church → In the Church that Was Dedicated
Commons → Common of the Dedication of a Church → Outside the Church That Was Dedicated
Ritual Masses → For the Dedication of a Church and an Altar

Publication Information:
Arista — AE 345 (1977)

Text Information:
Reference: Psalm 84

Lyrics:

2 Quam dilecta tabernacula tua Domine virtutum
3 Concupiscit et defecit anima mea in atria Domini cor meum et caro mea exultavit in Deum vivum
4 Etenim passer invenit sibi domum et turtur nidum sibi ubi ponat pullos suos altaria tua Domine virtutum rex meus et Deus meus
5 Beati qui habitant in domo tua in saecula saeculorum laudabunt te diap salma
6 Beatus vir cui est auxilium abs te ascensiones in corde suo disposuit
7 In valle lacrimarum in loco quem posuit
8 Etenim benedictiones dabit legis dator ibunt de virtute in virtutem videbitur Deus deorum in Sion
9 Domine Deus virtutum exaudi orationem meam auribus percipe Deus Iacob
10 Protector noster aspice Deus et respice in faciem christi tui


Translation
2 How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of host!
3 my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. 
My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.
4 For the sparrow hath found herself a house, 
and the turtle a nest for herself where she may lay her young ones: 
Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God.
5 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: 
they shall praise thee for ever and ever.
6 Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: 
in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,
7 in the vale of tears, in the place which be hath set.
8 For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: 
the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.
9 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: 
give ear, O God of Jacob.
10 Behold, O God our protector: 
and look on the face of thy Christ.

Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Jun 7, 2022 Last updated: Apr 25, 2023