| God is our refuge | |
|---|---|
| Motet by W. A. Mozart | |
 Manuscript in the British Library[1] | |
| Catalogue | K. 20 |
| Text | Psalm 46 |
| Language | English |
| Composed | 1765: London |
| Scoring | four voices SATB |
God is our refuge, K. 20, is a motet for four voices in G minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Based on Psalm 46, it was composed in July 1765 during Mozarts' stay in London on the Mozart family grand tour as a gift for the British Museum along with one other supposed work: a set of variations in A major, K. 21a.
Sir: I am ordered by the Standing Committee of the Trustees of the British Museum, to signify to You, that they have received the present of the musical performances of your very ingenious Son which you were pleased lately to make them, and to return You their Thanks for the same."
— A brief note from a secretary at the British Museum, [2]
- ^ Manuscript, British Library
- ^ Abert, Hermann; Stewart Spencer; Cliff Eisen. W. A. Mozart, (New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press, 2007), pp. 44–45. ISBN 9780300072235