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Text:Psalm 51
Translator:Ronald F. Krisman
Tune:[Be merciful, O Lord]
Composer (Antiphon):Patricia Craig
Composer (Conception Abbey Tone):Gregory J. Polan, OSB
Composer (Gelineau Tone):Joseph Gelineau, SJ

43b. Psalm 51

Text Information
First Line: Have mercy on me, O God (Misericordia, mi Dios)
Title: Psalm 51
Translator: Ronald F. Krisman
Refrain First Line: Be merciful, O Lord (Señor, misericordia)
Language: English; Spanish
Publication Date: 2013
Topic: Liturgy of the Hours: Office for the Dead (Morning Pryaer); Liturgy of the Hours: Paschal Triduum (Good Friday, Morning Prayer); Rites of the Church: Penance
Source: Psalm: The Revised Grail Psalms; Antiphon: Lectionary for Mass
Copyright: Psalm © 2010, Conception Abbey y The Grail, admin. por GIA Publications, Inc.; Salmo © 1970, Conferencia Episcopal Española; Antiphon © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL; Antiphon tr. © 2012, GIA Publications, inc.
Notes: Responsive antiphon to reading or chanting of Psalm 51, Conception Abbey Tone and Gelineau Tone included
Tune Information
Name: [Be merciful, O Lord]
Composer (Gelineau Tone): Joseph Gelineau, SJ
Composer (Conception Abbey Tone): Gregory J. Polan, OSB
Composer (Antiphon): Patricia Craig
Key: C Major
Copyright: Gelineau Tone © 1963, The Grail, GIA Publications, Inc., agent; Conception Abbey Tone © 2010 Conception Abbey, admin. by GIA Publications, Inc.; Antiphon © 1975, GIA Publications, Inc.



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