Sunday, November 28, 2010

Spem in Alium Nunquam Habui (The Forty Part Motet) by Thomas Tallis.


Spem in alium nunquam habui praeter in te
Deus Israel
qui irasceris
et propitius eris
et omnia peccata hominum in tribulatione dimittis
Domine Deus
Creator coeli et terrae
respice humilitatem nostram

I have never put my hope in any other but in You,
O God of Israel
who can show both anger
and graciousness,
and who absolves all the sins of suffering man
Lord God,
Creator of Heaven and Earth
be mindful of our lowliness


Put on some good headphones for ten minutes and tell me you don't get goosebumps.

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