“Laetatus sum", Claudio Monteverdi | The Green Mountain Project 2012

“Laetatus sum" (1650), Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
Selection from "A Grand Festive Vespers in Venice, c. 1640, for the Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary"
January 3, 2012
The Church of St. Jean Baptiste, New York City
The Green Mountain Project (honoring the literal translation of Monteverdi's name) is an annual event that began in NYC in 2010 under the musical direction of Scott Metcalfe and artistic direction of Jolle Greenleaf. Learn more: tenet.nyc/green...
John Stone (video) and Mark Aubort (audio)
English translation:
I was glad when they said unto me:
we shall go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem:
Jerusalem, which is built as a city that is compact together.
For thither ascend the tribes, the tribes of the Lord,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are set the seats of judgment,
the thrones over the house of David.
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem,
and abundance to those who love you.
Peace be within your strength,
and abundance within your towers.
For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will ask peace of you.
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God
I have sought good things for you.