God is Our Refuge (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

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• CPDL #15465:

Editor: John Brown (submitted 2007-11-18).   Score information: A4, 22 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down 1 tone, and made final chord minor.

• CPDL #10036:
  

Editor: Thomas Gebhardt (submitted 2006-01-27).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 94 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #9999:  
  

Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2005-10-23).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 2 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #6153: Finale 2002

Editor: Paul R. Marchesano (submitted 2003-12-02).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 92 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: God is Our Refuge
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: written Jun 1765

Description: This lightweight juvenile work has two claims to fame:

1. It is Mozart's only known setting of a text in English.
2. It is his earliest surviving vocal piece (written when he was 9!)

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 46.

English text
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

German translation
Gott ist unsere Zuflucht und Stärke, ein bewährter Helfer in allen Nöten. Ps 46 (45), 2

Portuguese translation
Deus é nosso refúgio e fortaleza, socorro sempre pronto nos perigos.