God is our refuge (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

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General Information

Title: God is Our Refuge
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motets
Language: English
Instruments: none, 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:

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

Translation(s):

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

Latin.png Latin text Deus est nobis refugium et virtus, adiutorium in tribulationibus inventus est nimis.