The Choirboys – Miserere Mei Deus (Psalm 51), Motet For Chorus lyrics

50 1.Miserére mei Deus, secúndum: magnam misericórdiam tuam 50.

2.Et secúndum multitúdinem miseratiónum tuárum dele: iniquitátem meam 50.

3.Ámplius lava me ab iniquitáte mea et: a peccáto meo munda me 50.

4.Quóniam iniquitátem meam ego cognósco et: peccátum meum contra me est semper 50.

5.Tibi soli peccávi et, malum coram te feci ut: justificéris in sermónibus tuis et, vincas cum judicáris 50.

6.Ecce enim in iniquitátibus concéptus sum et: in peccátis concépit me mater mea 50.

7.Ecce enim veritátem dilexísti incérta: et occúlta sapiéntiæ tuæ manifestásti mihi 50.

8.Aspérges me hyssópo et, mundábor lavábis: me et, super nivem dealbábor 50.

9.Audítui meo dabis gáudium et lætítiam et: exsultábunt ossa humiliáta 50.

10.Avérte fáciem tuam a peccátis meis et: omnes iniquitátes meas dele 50.

11.Cor mundum crea in me Deus, et: spíritum rectum ínnova in viscéribus meis 50.

12.Ne projícias me a fácie tua et: spíritum sanctum tuum ne áuferas a me 50.

13.Redde mihi lætítiam salutáris tui et: spíritu principáli confírma me 50.

14.Docébo iníquos vias tuas et: ímpii ad te converténtur 50.

15.Líbera me de sangúinibus Deus, Deus, salútis meæ et: exsultábit lingua mea justítiam tuam 50.

16.Dómine lábia, mea apéries et: os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam 50.

17.Quóniam si voluísses sacrifícium dedíssem, utique holocáustis: non delectáberis 50.

18.Sacrifícium Deo spíritus contribulátus cor: contrítum et humiliátum Deus, non, despícies 50.

19.Benígne fac Dómine, in, bona voluntáte tua Sion ut: ædificéntur muri Jerúsalem 50.

20.Tunc acceptábis sacrifícium justítiæ oblatiónes, et holocáusta tunc: impónent super altáre tuum vítulos English.



Version 1:

Have mercy upon me O, God after, thy great goodness according : to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences 2.

Wash me throughly from my wickedness and : cleanse me from my sin 3.

For I acknowledge my faults and : my sin is ever before me 4.

Against thee only have I sinned and, done this evil in thy sight that : thou mightest be justified in thy saying and, clear when thou art judged 5.

Behold I, was shapen in wickedness and : in sin hath my mother conceived me 6.

But lo thou, requirest truth in the inward parts and: shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly 7.

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop and, I shall be clean thou : shalt wash me and, I shall be whiter than snow 8.

Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness that : the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice 9.

Turn thy face from my sins and : put out all my misdeeds 10.

Make me a clean heart O, God and : renew a right spirit within me 11.

Cast me not away from thy presence and : take not thy holy Spirit from me 12.

O give me the comfort of thy help again and : stablish me with thy free Spirit 13.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked and : sinners shall be converted unto thee 14.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness O, God thou, that art the God of my health and : my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness 15.

Thou shalt open my lips O, Lord and : my mouth shall shew thy praise 16.

For thou desirest no sacrifice else, would I give it thee but : thou delightest not in burnt-offerings 17.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a : broken and contrite heart O, God shalt, thou not despise 18.

O be favourable and gracious unto Sion build : thou the walls of Jerusalem 19.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness with, the burnt-offerings and oblations then : shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar