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Deal with me, O Lord
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Deal with me, O Lord by Thomas Tomkins — Lyrics
In finem. Psalmus David.
Deus, laudem meam ne tacueris, quia os peccatoris et os dolosi
super me apertum est.
Locuti sunt adversum me lingua dolosa,
et sermonibus odii circumdederunt me: et expugnaverunt me gratis.
Pro eo ut me diligerent, detrahebant mihi; ego autem orabam.
Et posuerunt adversum me mala pro bonis, et odium pro dilectione mea.
Constitue super eum peccatorem, et diabolus stet a dextris ejus.
Cum judicatur, exeat condemnatus; et oratio ejus fiat in peccatum.
Fiant dies ejus pauci, et episcopatum ejus accipiat alter.
Fiant filii ejus orphani, et uxor ejus vidua.
Nutantes transferantur filii ejus et mendicent, et ejiciantur de habitationibus suis.
Scrutetur foenerator omnem substantiam ejus, et diripiant alieni labores ejus.
Non sit illi adjutor, nec sit qui misereatur pupillis ejus.
Fiant nati ejus in interitum; in generatione una deleatur nomen ejus.
In memoriam redeat iniquitas patrum ejus in conspectu Domini,
et peccatum matris ejus non deleatur.
Fiant contra Dominum semper, et dispereat de terra memoria eorum:
pro eo quod non est recordatus facere misericordiam,
et persecutus est hominem inopem et mendicum, et compunctum corde, mortificare.
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About Deal with me, O Lord
Thomas Tomkins, a distinguished composer of the late Renaissance and early Jacobean periods, offers this setting for treble, alto, tenor, and bass voices. The work is a powerful anthem, blending Latin and English texts to express profound supplication. The composer skillfully navigates the dramatic shifts within the text, moving from pleas for divine aid to an imprecation against enemies. Tomkins’s mastery of vocal colour and texture is evident in his treatment of the SATB forces, creating a compelling musical narrative that vividly conveys the anguish and fervent prayer of the psalmist. This motet-anthem is a significant example of English sacred music from its era.
