Lord hear the voice of my complaint MWV B 31 (Felix Mendelssohn)
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- Editor: Alexander Reuter (submitted 2016-04-29). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 67 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Trascription of holograph stored at State Library Berlin. Only one file together with MWV B 32 Defend me Lord from shame
General Information
Title: Lord hear the voice of my complaint MWV B 31
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Hymn 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1840
Description:
External websites: http://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/dms/werkansicht/?PPN=PPN728225611&DMDID=DMDLOG_0002
Original text and translations
English text
1 Lord, hear the Voice of my Complaint
accept my secret Pray'r;
To Thee alone, my King my God,
will I for help repair.
Thou in the Morn my Voice shalt hear,
and with the dawning Day,
To thee devoutly I'll look up,
to thee devoutly pray.
- See additional verses here from the Brady & Tate version.
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 5.