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Give ear unto me
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Give ear unto me by Benedetto Marcello — Lyrics
Oratio David. Exaudi, Domine, justitiam meam; intende deprecationem meam.
Auribus percipe orationem meam, non in labiis dolosis.
De vultu tuo judicium meum prodeat; oculi tui videant aequitates.
Probasti cor meum, et visitasti nocte; igne me examinasti,
et non est inventa in me iniquitas.
Ut non loquatur os meum
opera hominum: propter verba labiorum tuorum,
ego custodivi vias duras.
Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis, ut non moveantur vestigia mea.
Ego clamavi, quoniam exaudisti me, Deus; inclina aurem tuam mihi,
et exaudi verba mea.
Mirifica misericordias tuas, qui salvos facis sperantes in te.
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About Give ear unto me
This sacred anthem for two-part women's voices, Give ear unto me, is drawn from the Psalms of David, expressing a prayer for divine justice and protection. The Latin text, translated into English, opens with a plea for God to hear David's prayer and for judgment to proceed from God's countenance. The lyrics detail a search of the heart, finding no iniquity, and a commitment to follow God's ways. It moves to a cry for help, acknowledging God's past deliverance and asking for protection under the shadow of His wings. Benedetto Marcello's setting offers a straightforward, devotional musical response to these powerful scriptural words.
