O piissime Deus (Alexander Utendal)

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• (Posted 2021-08-13)  CPDL #65473:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2021-08-13).   Score information: A4, 10 pages, 100 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: O piissime Deus
Composer: Alexander Utendal
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1577
Description: Source: Utendal's third book of motets, Gerlach & Berg, Nuremberg, 1577. A penitential motet which, unusually, specifically mentions 'the offences committed by Christians'.

Original text and translations

Latin text

O piissime Deus meus, O benignissime pater
o creator caeli et terrae, et universae conditor creaturae,
ne reminiscaris delicta mea,
vel Christianorum delinquentium,
neque vindictam sumas de peccatis nostris.

De derelinquas nos, Domine Deus noster,
ne discedas a nobis,
et ne tradas in manibus quaerentium animas nostras,
sed libera eas de omni angustia, piissime pater.