Drop, slow tears

These poignant words paint a scene of profound contrition, where tears are offered as a balm for the feet of the Prince of Peace. The text implores the eyes to cease their weeping only to beg for mercy, acknowledging that sin's persistence demands an unceasing plea. The composer William D. Thompson sets this deeply personal meditation for SATB choir. The English text offers a direct and moving prayer for absolution, asking that the speaker's faults and fears be drowned in the flood of their tears, so that only the cleansing power of sorrow is visible to the divine eye. This sacred anthem speaks to the universal human experience of seeking forgiveness.