Servants of God, Bless the Lord / Priests of God, Bless the Lord

Latona, Peter (b. 1968)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Organ
Brass → Quintet

Function/Language(s):
Propers → Entrance Antiphon

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Holy Week → Chrism Mass
Ritual Masses → For the Conferral of Holy Orders → For the Ordination of Priests

Publication Information:
Morning Star Music — MSM-80-729 choral-organ (2024)
Setting for Assembly, SATB choir, cantor and organ; opt. Brass quintet and timpani
Morning Star Music — MSM-80-729A Full Score
Morning Star Music — MSM-80-729B Instrumental Parts

Text Information:
Reference: Entrance Antiphon for the Ordination of Priests. Text source the Graduale Roman: Common of Pastors
Source: Graduale Romanum

Lyrics:

Servants of God (Priests of God), bless the Lord; praise the Lord, all who are holy and humble of heart. (E.T., alleluia). 

Verses: Daniel 3:56-57, 82-87 or Psalm 103:1, 19-22 
1. Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.

2. Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord, *
You heavens, bless the Lord.

3. All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord. *
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.

4. Sun and moon, bless the Lord. *
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.

5. Every shower and dew, bless the Lord. *
All you winds, bless the Lord.

6. Fire and heat, bless the Lord. *
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.

7. Let the earth bless the Lord. *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.

8. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen.

Notes: Winning entry of the 2016 Propers composition contest sponsored by the Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians (CRCCM)
Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Jun 24, 2024 Last updated: Jun 24, 2024