Da Pater omnipotens pacem (Johannes de Bacchius)

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• (Posted 2025-05-15)  CPDL #84897: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2025-05-15).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 71 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition is offered at original pitch (high chiavette) for SAATB or transposed down a fourth for ATTTB.

General Information

Title: Da Pater omnipotens pacem
Composer: Johannes de Bacchius
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicings: SAATB or ATTTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1564 in Thesaurus musicus (Berg & Neuber), Volume 4, no. 44
Description: A motet for peace. This setting is comprised of the usual votive antiphon Da pacem, Domine stated in cantus firmus in the Quintus part, with a paraphrase (also in Latin) in the other voices.

Original text and translations

Latin text in quibus est belli tantus ubique metus; nempe alius non est nunc pacem qui dare possit praeter te, noster qui Deus unus ades. Da pacem Domine, in diebus nostris; quia non est alius qui pugnet pro nobis, nisi tu Deus noster.

English translation Almighty Father, grant us peace in these times in which so great a fear of conflict is widespread; for now there is no other who can deliver peace, except for thou, who remains our one God. Give peace in our time, O Lord, because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.

Original text and translations may be found at Da pacem, Domine.