De profundis

Lord to thee I make my moan

Author: William Whittingham
Tune: AU FORT DE MA DETRESSE
Published in 2 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Lord, unto thee I make my moan,
when dangers me oppress:
I call, I sigh, complain and groan,
trusting to find release

2 Hearken, O Lord, to my request,
unto my suit incline,
And let thine ears, O Lord, be prest
to hear this prayer of mine.

3 O Lord our God, if thou survey
our sins, and them peruse,
Who shall escape? or who dare say,
I can myself excuse?

4 But thou art merciful and free,
and boundless in thy grace,
That we might always careful be
to fear before thy face.

5 In God the Lord I put my trust,
my soul waits on his will;
His promise is for ever just,
and I hope therein still

6 My soul to God hath great regard,
wishing for him alway:
Much more than they, that watch and ward
to see the dawning day

7 O Israel, trust in the Lord,
with him there mercy is,
And he doth plenteously afford
redemption unto his.

8 Even he it is that Israel shall,
through his abundant grace,
Redeem from his offences all,
and wholly them deface.

Source: The Whole Book of Psalms #CXXX

Author: William Whittingham

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Text Information

First Line: Lord to thee I make my moan
Title: De profundis
Author: William Whittingham
Language: English

Tune

AU FORT DE MA DETRESSE

GENEVAN 130 was first published in the 1539 edition of the Genevan Psalter. The 1564 harmonization by Claude Goudimel (PHH 6) originally placed the melody in the tenor. GENEVAN 130 is a Dorian tune consisting of four long lines in which the rhythm of line 3 is a fitting contrast to the repeated rhyt…

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