Domine quis habitabit (William Byrd)

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• (Posted 2025-09-11)  CPDL #86750: 

Editor: Richard Shakeshaft (submitted 2025-09-11).   Score information: A4   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Transposed up a minor third for SSAATTBBB. A preview is available, but name and email are required to download complete free licensed copies.

• (Posted 2019-01-06)  CPDL #52832:      ABC

Editor: Joshua Stutter (submitted 2019-01-06).   Score information: A4, 20 pages, 782 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Up a minor third SSAATTBBB. Patch to be applied to original ABC file to generate transposed edition.

• (Posted 2019-01-06)  CPDL #52831:      ABC

Editor: Joshua Stutter (submitted 2019-01-06).   Score information: A4, 20 pages, 672 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original pitch AATTBarBarBBB.

General Information

Title: Domine quis habitabit
Composer: William Byrd
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 9vv   Voicing: AATTBarBarBBB, SSAATTBBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: In Baldwin Commonplace Book, f. 40v.

Original text and translations

Latin text Domine, quis habitabit in tabernaculo tuo: aut quis requiescat in monte sancto tuo? Qui ingreditur sine macula: et operatur justitiam. Qui loquitur veritatem in corde suo: non detrahit in lingua sua. Nec facit proximo suo malum: nec improbat proximum suum. Contemptus est in oculis ejus malus: timentes autem Dominum glorificat. Qui jurat se affligere, non mutabit: pecuniam suam non dedit ad usuram, et munera super innocentem non accepit. Qui facit haec, non movebitur in aeternum.

English translation Lord, who shall dwell in your tabernacle: or who can rest on your Holy mountain? He who walks without stain: and who works for justice. He who speaks the truth from his heart: and who does not disparage with his tongue. Nor does any harm to his neighbour: nor condemns his neighbour. The wicked man is contemptible in his sight: but he glorifies those that fear the Lord. He who pledges his oath, and will not change it: who does not engage in usury, and does not accept bribes against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.