Domine non sum dignus
General information
This text is from the Gospel of Luke 7:6-7 (OT 9 C) and is the message sent to Jesus by a centurion whose slave was dying. It is used as an antiphon to the Magnificat at Vespers of the Thursday following Ash Wednesday.
Victoria's setting changes "my servant" to "my soul", and this is also the version spoken as a response between the Agnus Dei and the communion antiphon in the Catholic rite since 1970. Victoria adds a secunda parte from Psalm 6:3, and labels the whole "in communione".
The cantata by David Thoman is only related by its opening phrase.
Settings by composers
- Gregor Aichinger — Domine non sum dignus SSATB
- William Byrd — Domine non sum dignus AATTBB
- Sethus Calvisius — Domine, Domine 2 equal voices
- Richard Dering — Domine non sum dignus SATB
- Tomás Luis de Victoria — Domine, non sum dignus SAAT,SATB,ATTB
- Christoph Thomas Walliser — Domine Jesu Christe a 8 SATB.AATB
Original text and translations
![]() Domine, non sum dignus ![]() Herr, ich bin nicht würdig, |
![]() Lord, I am not worthy that ![]() 나는 주님을 내 집에 모셔 들일 만한 자격이 없습니다. |