Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt,
Et non tanget illos tormentum [mortis]1.
Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori,
Illi autem sunt in pace.
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1 Stanford: "malitiae" (as found in some Roman Catholic liturgies)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Moritz Brosig (1815 - 1887), "Justorum animae" [SATTBB chorus] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Colin Brumby (b. 1933), "Justorum animae", published 2004 [SATB chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Justorum animae" [SSATB chorus] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Führer (1807 - 1861), "Justorum animae" [SATB chorus and orchestra], motet [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Roland de Lassus (1532 - 1594), "Justorum animae", published 1582 [SSATB chorus a cappella], from Sacrae cantiones quinque vocum, no. 8 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "Justorum animae", op. 38 no. 1 (1892?), published 1905, from Three motets, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) , Wisdom of Solomon 3:1 [an adaptation] CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA LAT ; composed by Johannes Brahms.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "The souls of the righteous"
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Der Gerechten Seelen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 22
Der Gerechten Seelen sind in Gottes Hand,
und es wird sie dort weder Tod noch Bosheit quälen.
In den Augen der Unverständigen sind sie gestorben,
aber sie sind in Frieden.