Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
Language: English
Available translation(s): SPA
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts;
shut not thy merciful ears unto our [pray'r]1;
But spare us, Lord most holy,
O God most mighty,
O holy and most merciful Saviour,
Thou most worthy Judge eternal,
Suffer us not at our last hour
for any pains [of death to fall from Thee.
Amen]2.
H. Purcell sets stanza 1 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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1 Purcell Z. 58: "pray'rs"
2 omitted by Purcell in Z. 58.
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- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , title 1: "Tú conoces, Señor", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 54
Tú conoces, Señor
Language: Spanish (Español) after the English
Tú conoces, Señor, los secretos de nuestro corazón:
que tu amor misericordioso no dé la espalda
a nuestras plegarias,
y perdónanos, santísimo Señor,
Dios Todopoderoso,
Sagrado y Misericordioso Salvador,
no nos abandones en nuestra última
hora al sufrimiento del dolor de la muerte.
Amen.
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- Translation from English to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2007 by Elena María Accinelli, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2007-06-28
Line count: 9
Word count: 44