Attende Domine

This setting of a Latin text is a sacred motet for a large choir, SAATTB. The words express a plea for divine attention and aid in the face of betrayal and false accusation. The text opens with a direct address to God, asking Him to listen to the singer's prayers and to the voices of his enemies. It laments the injustice of suffering for doing good, describing how enemies have dug a pit for the singer's soul and spoken deceitfully with hateful words. The plea continues, recounting how the singer was surrounded by those who slandered him, and concludes with a renewed prayer for God to look upon him and hear him.