O God which art most merciful (William Byrd)

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Editor: David Fraser (added 2003-04-01).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 106 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Revised May 2008

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Title: O God which art most merciful
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STT
Genre: Sacred, Sacred song

Language: English
a cappella Published: Songs of sundrie natures (1589), no.4

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Original text and translations

English text

O God which art most mercyfull,

have mercy Lord on me,

according to thy mercy great,

let me releaved be.

And put away my wickednesse,

which sundery waies hath beene,

according to the multitude,

of thy compassions seene.

Anonymous metrcal version of Psalm 51:1