Scapulis suis

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c. 1525–1594)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SSATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Propers → Offertory Antiphon
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Lenten Season → First Sunday of Lent → Cycle A
Proper of Time → Lenten Season → First Sunday of Lent → Cycle B
Proper of Time → Lenten Season → First Sunday of Lent → Cycle C

Publication Information:
CPDL
Transposed down

Text Information:
Reference: Psalm 90:4-5
Source: Graduale Romanum

Lyrics:

Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi Dominus
et sub pennis ejus sperabis,
scuto circumdabit te veritas ejus.

Translation:
He shall cover you with his wings
and you shall be safe under his feathers;
his faithfulness shall be your shield and buckler.

Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Feb 27, 2023 Last updated: Apr 7, 2023