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De profundis à 5
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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De profundis à 5 by Pietro Lappi — 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:
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About De profundis à 5
This setting of Psalm 130, De Profundis, comes from Pietro Lappi's collection of Vesper Psalms. Sung by a choir of five voices (SSATB), it is a powerful plea for mercy and redemption. The text, drawn from the 'Psalms of Ascent', expresses a deep cry from distress, followed by unwavering hope in God's promise of forgiveness and salvation. Lappi's music would have been intended for use in Vespers, the evening prayer service of the Catholic Church, providing a moment of solemn reflection on sin, penitence, and the ultimate solace found in divine compassion and redemption.
