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Asperges me
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Asperges me by Manuel Cardoso — Lyrics
Asperges me Domine hyssopo et mundabor: lavabis me et super nivem dealbabor.
Miserere mei Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
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About Asperges me
Manuel Cardoso's Asperges me is a setting of the Latin text sung during the Roman Catholic Rite of Sprinkling. The choir will sing this devotional motet, which opens with the plea "Sprinkle me, Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." The text continues with a prayer for mercy based on God's great compassion, and concludes with the Gloria Patri, reflecting on the eternal glory of the Trinity. The composer crafts this SATB motet with a rich harmonic language, appropriate for the solemnity of the liturgy.
