Justitiae Domini

for SSA choir a cappella

by Paul Gibson

Set in three languages (Spanish, English, and Latin), each iteration takes a slightly different style for the message of Psalm 18 (19): “The ordinances of the Lord are right…”

SKU: PGN-006 Categories: Choral Music, Treble Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Descriptive Tags:	Christian, Comfort, Devotion, Hymn, Inspiration, Psalm, Scriptural text
Difficulty:	Medium, Intermediate
Duration:	5-10 Minutes
Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Language:	English, Latin, Other
Sacred or Secular:	Sacred
Season or Event:	Communion, Concert, General
Voicing:	SSA

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