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Call to remembrance
Staff Notation • Sacred, Canons
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Call to remembrance by John Wall Callcott — Lyrics
In finem. Psalmus David. Ad te, Domine, levavi animam meam:
Deus meus, in te confido; non erubescam.
Neque irrideant me inimici mei:
etenim universi qui sustinent te, non confundentur.
Confundantur omnes iniqua agentes supervacue.
Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra mihi, et semitas tuas edoce me.
Dirige me in veritate tua, et doce me, quia tu es Deus salvator meus, et te sustinui tota die.
Reminiscere miserationum tuarum, Domine, et misericordiarum tuarum quae a saeculo sunt.
Delicta juventutis meae, et ignorantias meas, ne memineris. Secundum misericordiam tuam memento mei tu, propter bonitatem tuam, Domine.
Dulcis et rectus Dominus; propter hoc legem dabit delinquentibus in via.
Diriget mansuetos in judicio; docebit mites vias suas.
Universae viae Domini, misericordia et veritas, requirentibus testamentum ejus et testimonia ejus.
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About Call to remembrance
Call to remembrance is a sacred setting for SATB voices that draws its text from Psalm 25. The composer John Wall Callcott sets the Latin psalm verses, which form a prayer for guidance and forgiveness, a plea for God's mercy and remembrance. The text expresses a deep trust in the Lord, asking for His truth to direct the singer and for His kindness to be remembered, contrasting this with the shame of those who act wickedly. The music likely reflects the earnest spiritual devotion of the psalm, seeking divine aid in times of trouble and acknowledging God as the ultimate saviour. The work is also categorized as a canon, suggesting intricate contrapuntal writing.
