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Discedite a me omnes qui operamini, SWV 87
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Discedite a me omnes qui operamini, SWV 87 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
In finem, in carminibus. Psalmus David. Pro octava.
Domine, ne in furore tuo arguas me, neque in ira tua corripias me.
Miserere mei, Domine, quoniam infirmus sum; sana me, Domine,
quoniam conturbata sunt ossa mea.
Et anima mea turbata est valde; sed tu, Domine, usquequo?
Convertere, Domine, et eripe animam meam; salvum me fac propter misericordiam tuam.
Quoniam non est in morte qui memor sit tui; in inferno autem quis confitebitur tibi?
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About Discedite a me omnes qui operamini, SWV 87
Heinrich Schütz's motet Discedite a me omnes qui operamini, SWV 87, is a powerful setting of a Latin text from Psalm 6, sung by SATB choir. The music reflects the plea for divine mercy in the face of suffering and sin. The text, which begins with a prayer for healing and deliverance from enemies, moves to a stark realization of mortality and the inability to praise God from the grave. The composer emphasizes the cry for God's intervention, culminating in a powerful rejection of evildoers as God hears the singer's lament. This sacred motet is a profound expression of human frailty and reliance on divine compassion.
