My soul oppressed with care (William Byrd)
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- CPDL #05996:
Sibelius 4
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-11-09). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 108 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised March 2008
General Information
Title: My soul oppressed with care
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: Psalmes, sonnets & songs... (1588), no. 3
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Original text and translations
English My soule opprest with care and griefe, doth cleave unto the dust: O quicken mee after thy woord, for therein doe I trust.
My waies unto thee have I shew’d, thou answerest mee againe: Teach mee thy law and so I shall, bee eased of my paine.
The way of thy commandments Lord, make mee to understand: And I will muse uppon the power And wonders of thy hand.
My heart doth melt and pine away, for verie paine and griefe: O, raise mee up, after thy word And send mee some reliefe.
All falsehood, and false waies O Lord, doe thou from mee remove: And graunt mee grace to know thy law And onely that to love.
The way of truth I choose to tread, to keepe my life in awe: And see before me as a marke, Thy sacred woord and law.'n
I cleave, O Lord, unto all things, witnessed by thy speech: Whereof that I repent mee not I humbly thee beseech.
When that my heart thou shalt enlarge, to seeke and run the waies: Of thy precepts, I will not faile, the length of all my daies.
Metrical version of Psalm 119: 25-32 text[[Category:English My soule opprest with care and griefe, doth cleave unto the dust: O quicken mee after thy woord, for therein doe I trust.
My waies unto thee have I shew’d, thou answerest mee againe: Teach mee thy law and so I shall, bee eased of my paine.
The way of thy commandments Lord, make mee to understand: And I will muse uppon the power And wonders of thy hand.
My heart doth melt and pine away, for verie paine and griefe: O, raise mee up, after thy word And send mee some reliefe.
All falsehood, and false waies O Lord, doe thou from mee remove: And graunt mee grace to know thy law And onely that to love.
The way of truth I choose to tread, to keepe my life in awe: And see before me as a marke, Thy sacred woord and law.'n
I cleave, O Lord, unto all things, witnessed by thy speech: Whereof that I repent mee not I humbly thee beseech.
When that my heart thou shalt enlarge, to seeke and run the waies: Of thy precepts, I will not faile, the length of all my daies.
Metrical version of Psalm 119: 25-32 texts]]