Lord hear the voice of my complaint MWV B 31 (Felix Mendelssohn)

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• (Posted 2016-04-29)  CPDL #39450: 

Editor: Alexander Reuter (submitted 2016-04-29).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 67 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcription of holograph stored at State Library Berlin. Only one file together with MWV B 32 Defend me Lord from shame. XML file is zipped into MXL one.

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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

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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.