Gustate et videte

General information

Communion Motet for Pentecost VIII. The Gregorian antiphon sets Psalm 33:9 (Vulgate), to which other verses may be added.

Notes on selected settings

Ambrosian chant (includes vv. 2,4&6) Kievian chant, in English SATB Charles H. Giffen Gustate et videte ATB (Latin, v. 9 Antiphon, with vv. 2-8,16,18-20,23) O taste and see ATB (English, v. 8 Antiphon, with vv. 1-7,15,17-19,22) John Goss, in English SATB & organ

Nobuaki Izawa SATB (Latin, v. 9) George Alexander Macfarren SATB & organ (English, v.8) Giovanni Priuli SB bc (vv. 9, 6, 10) Ludwig Senfl a 3 Arthur Sullivan, in English SATB & organ (adds vv. 10-11) Ralph Vaughan Williams, in English (copyright 1952) SATB a cappella with organ intro.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Ambrosian chant — Gustate  Latin Unison
• Anonymous — O taste and see  English SATB
• Giovanni Matteo Asola — Gustate et videte  Latin TTB,SAT,SAB
• Francesco Bianciardi — Gustate et videte  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Paolo Cima — Gustate et videte  Latin SSB, TTB
• Adrianus Petit Coclico — Gustate et videte  Latin SATB
• Carlotta Ferrari — Gustate et videte  Latin SATB
• Henry Gaida — Gustate et videte  Latin SATB
• Charles H. Giffen — Gustate et videte  Latin ATB
• Charles H. Giffen — O taste and see  English ATB
• John Goss — O taste and see  English SATB
• Heinrich Isaac — Gustate et videte  Latin SATB
• Nobuaki Izawa — Gustate et videte  Latin SATB
• Orlando di Lasso — Gustate et videte  Latin SATTB
• George Alexander Macfarren — O taste and see  English SATB
• Giovanni Priuli — Gustate et videte  Latin SB
• John Reager — Gustate et videte  Latin SATB
• Arthur Sullivan — O taste and see  English SATB

Text and translations

Latin text 33:9  Gustate et videte quoniam suavis est Dominus; beatus vir qui sperat in eo. versus: 33:10  Timete Dominum, omnes sancti ejus, quoniam non est inopia timentibus eum. 33:11  Divites eguerunt, et esurierunt; inquirentes autem Dominum non minuentur omni bono.

English translation 34:8  O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. added verses: 34:9  O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints: for they that fear him lack nothing. 34:10  The lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good.