Cantemus Domino

General information

Source of text is Exodus 15:1-2.

Settings by composers

• Hans Leo Hassler SSAATTBB
• Gioachino Rossini SATB.SATB
• Ascanio Trombetti SATTTBB

Text and translations

Latin text 15:1  Cantemus Domino gloriose enim magnificatus est: equum et ascensorem proiecit[deiecit] in mare. 15:2  Fortitudo mea et laus mea Dominus, et factus est mihi in salutem: iste Deus meus, et glorificabo eum; Deus patris mei, et exaltabo eum.

English translation 15:1  I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 15:2  The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will glorify him; the God of my father, and I will exalt him.