Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline

General information

The responses to the recitation of the 10 commandments, from the Communion portion of the Book of Common Prayer.

Settings by composers

Henry Aldrich SATB Elway Bevin SATB John Blow in A SATB in E minor SATB in G SATB in G (triple time) SATB William Boyce SAATB William Byrd from the Great Service SATB in D minor SATTB in F minor (editorial) SATB

Thomas Causton SATB William Child in D SATB in E flat major SATB in E minor SATB Richard Farrant SATB Orlando Gibbons SATB John Ireland SATB Nathaniel Patrick SATB Henry Purcell SATB Benjamin Rogers SATB Thomas Tallis SATB

Text and translations

English text

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

External websites:

• 1775 Edition of Book of Common Prayer