This edition was prepared by Wim Looyestijn — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
De profundis
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vespers
Preview
0
0
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
De profundis by Johann Melchior Caesar — Lyrics
Canticum graduum. De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;
Domine, exaudi vocem meam.
Fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae.
Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit?
Quia apud te propitiatio est; et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus:
Read full lyrics
About De profundis
From the depths of despair, the psalmist cries out to the Lord, praying for mercy and redemption. This setting of Psalm 130, a gradual psalm often sung on the way to the Temple, is for SATB choir and sung in Latin. Johann Melchior Caesar crafts a devotional response to the text, exploring themes of penitence, hope, and divine forgiveness. The music offers a musical reflection on the plea for God to attend to the voice of supplication and the assurance found in His abundant mercy and redemption. It is a piece suitable for services such as Vespers.
