Locus Iste (Jorge Moreira)

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Editor: Jorge Moreira (submitted 2009-09-18).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 143 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: New edition 2011. Major changes in the last 12 measures.

General Information

Title: Locus iste
Composer: Jorge Moreira

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 2009

Description: This composition is based on the Gradual text for the dedication of churches and on the text found in the Bible, Genesis 28;17, "Hic domus Dei est, et porta caeli", which means "This is the house of God and the gate to heaven."

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

Locus iste a Deo factus est,
inaestimabile sacramentum,
irreprehensibilis est.
Hic domus Dei est, et porta caeli.


Portuguese.png Portuguese translation

Este lugar foi feito por Deus,
um inestimável sacramento,
obra irrepreensível.
Esta é a casa de Deus, e porta para o céu.

English.png English translation

This place was made by God,
a priceless mystery,
it is without reproof.
This is the house of God and the gate to heaven.