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Bow down Thine ear
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Bow down Thine ear by Thomas Sanders Dupuis — Lyrics
Oratio ipsi David. Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam et exaudi me, quoniam inops et pauper sum ego.
Custodi animam meam, quoniam sanctus sum; salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus,
sperantem in te.
Miserere mei, Domine, quoniam ad te clamavi tota die;
laetifica animam servi tui, quoniam ad te, Domine, animam meam levavi.
Quoniam tu, Domine, suavis et mitis, et multae misericordiae omnibus invocantibus te.
Auribus percipe, Domine, orationem meam, et intende voci deprecationis meae.
In die tribulationis meae clamavi ad te, quia exaudisti me.
Non est similis tui in diis, Domine,
et non est secundum opera tua.
Omnes gentes quascumque fecisti venient, et adorabunt coram te, Domine, et
glorificabunt nomen tuum.
Quoniam magnus es tu, et faciens mirabilia; tu es Deus solus.
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About Bow down Thine ear
Thomas Sanders Dupuis’s setting of Bow down Thine ear would suit a service of prayer or penitence. The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 86, is a plea for divine protection and mercy, beginning with an invocation to God to incline His ear and hear the petitioner. The composer's setting is for SATB choir, offering rich harmonic possibilities to express the deep spiritual yearning and hope contained within the words. The text moves from a plea for help to a declaration of faith in God's boundless love and power, and concludes with the assurance that all nations will eventually come to adore Him. This anthem provides a profound musical reflection on dependence, faith, and divine grace.
