Locus iste

Locus iste is the gradual of the Mass for the Dedication of a Church (or the anniversary thereof). The verse "Deus, cui adstat…" is given in the Liber Usualis but omitted from polyphonic settings except as noted. It is taken from Jacob's words on awakening from his vision (Genesis 28:17), also the source of the introit "Terribilis est locus iste". Also set by Corteccia, Eccard, Gossec, Isaac and Senfl.

Notes on selected settings

Anonymous (Trent 91) a 4 (includes verse "Deus, cui adstant angelorum chori exaudi preces servorum tuorum")
Blasius Ammon as the incipit of polyphonic settings of the introit
Guillaume Dufay as the tenor

Jorge Moreira a 4 (with verse from Gen. 28;17, "Hic domus Dei est, et porta caeli", "This is the house of God and the gate to heaven.")
Oscar Santos SATB with divisi (includes verse "Deus cui angelorum chorus, exaudi preces servorum tuorum." )

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

Blasius Ammon — Terribilis est locus iste Latin SATTB
Agnaldo Baêta — Locus iste Latin SATB
Anton Bruckner — Locus iste Latin SATB
Adrian Cuello — Locus iste Latin SATB
Mariano Garau — Locus iste Latin SAB
Johann Michael Haydn — Locus iste Latin SATB
Jorge Moreira — Locus Iste Latin SATB
Oscar Santos — Locus iste Latin SATB
Mason Chadwick Shefa — Locus iste Latin SATTB
Scott Villard — Locus iste Latin ATB,SATB

Text and translations

Latin text

Locus iste a Deo factus est,
inaestimabile sacramentum,
irreprehensibilis est.

(versus:) Deus, cui adstat Angelorum chorus,
exaudi preces servorum tuorum.