Cinq Invocations | N°5 Electa ut sol

Dallier Henri (born in Reims in 1849, died in Paris in 1934)
Harmony teacher, organist at St Eustache then at la Madeleine

Cinq Invocations | N°5 Electa ut sol
It is a piece written for organ.

The title corresponds to the Song of Songs Chapter 6 Verse 9 :

Quae est ista quae ascendit
sicut aurora consurgens,
pulchra ut luna,
electa ut sol,
terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata?

Quelle est celle-ci qui s’élève,
comme l’aurore à son lever,
belle comme la lune,
exquise comme le soleil,
terrible comme une armée rangée en bataille ?

What is it that rises,
like the dawn when it rises,
beautiful as the moon,
exquisite like the sun,
terrible as an army arrayed in battle?