Quaerite primum regnum Dei

General information

Source of text: Matthew 6:33.
Almost same text (Primum quaerite) is used for the Communion for Pentecost XIV (OT 20C) and OT 8A.

Settings by composers

• Gregorian chant
• Claudio Casciolini SSA
• Philipp Dulichius SSATTBB, with a slightly differing text
• Heinrich Isaac SATB
• Nobuaki Izawa SATB
• Giovanni Battista Martini SATB
• Jacob Meiland SATB
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SATB
• Nicolaus Zangius SSATTB, with a slightly differing text

Text and translations

Latin text Quaerite primum regnum Dei, et justitiam ejus: et haec omnia adjicientur vobis, alleluia.

German translation Suchet zuerst Gottes Reich und seine Gerechtigkeit, und so wird euch alles andere dazugegeben, halleluja.

English translation Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness: And all these things shall be added unto you, alleluia.