Domine non sum dignus
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General information
Text is from the Gospel of Luke 7:6-7, and Psalm 6:3
Settings by composers
- Domine non sum dignus (William Byrd)
- Domine non sum dignus (David Thoman)
- Domine, non sum dignus (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Text and translation
Latin text
Domine, non sum dignus
ut intres sub tectum meum,
sed tantum dic verbum,
et sanabitur anima mea (puer meus in Byrd's setting).
(and in the Victoria setting only:)
Miserere mei, quoniam infirmus sum;
sana me, Domine, et sanabor.
English translation
Lord, I am not worthy that
thou shouldest come under my roof:
but speak the word only, and
my soul (my servant in Byrd's setting) shall be healed.
(and in the Victoria setting only):
Have mercy on me, for I am weak;
heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed.
