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Edition by Michael J. Drake, Jr.
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Added Jul 31, 2026
Format: Staff
Language: Latin
Pages: 3 pages
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Foderunt manus meas by Michael J. Drake, Jr. — Lyrics

In finem, pro susceptione matutina. Psalmus David. Deus, Deus meus, respice in me: quare me dereliquisti? longe a salute mea verba delictorum meorum. Deus meus, clamabo per diem, et non exaudies; et nocte, et non ad insipientiam mihi. Tu autem in sancto habitas, laus Israël. In te speraverunt patres nostri; speraverunt, et liberasti eos. Ad te clamaverunt, et salvi facti sunt; in te speraverunt, et non sunt confusi. Ego autem sum vermis, et non homo; opprobrium hominum, et abjectio plebis. Omnes videntes me deriserunt me; locuti sunt labiis, et moverunt caput. Speravit in Domino, eripiat eum: salvum faciat eum, quoniam vult eum. Quoniam tu es qui extraxisti me de ventre, spes mea ab uberibus matris meae. In te projectus sum ex utero; de ventre matris meae Deus meus es tu: ne discesseris a me, quoniam tribulatio proxima est, quoniam non est qui adjuvet. Circumdederunt me vituli multi; tauri pingues obsederunt me. Aperuerunt super me os suum, sicut leo rapiens et rugiens. Sicut aqua effusus sum, et dispersa sunt omnia ossa mea: factum est cor meum tamquam cera liquescens in medio ventris mei. Aruit tamquam testa virtus mea, et lingua mea adhaesit faucibus meis: et in pulverem mortis deduxisti me.
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About Foderunt manus meas

Michael J. Drake, Jr. has composed this Sacred responsory for SATB choir. The Latin text is drawn from Psalm 22, opening with the lamenting words "Deus, Deus meus, respice in me: quare me dereliquisti?" (My God, my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me?). The music reflects the profound emotional arc of the text, moving from stark desolation to a plea for divine intervention and ultimately to a sense of hope and trust in God. This responsory offers a powerful opportunity for a choir to explore dramatic expression and vocal colour, setting the deeply personal prayer of the Psalmist for a modern setting.