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Double chant in G major III
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anglican chants
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Double chant in G major III by William Henry Havergal — Lyrics
Oratio pauperis, cum anxius fuerit, et in conspectu Domini effuderit precem suam.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam,
et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Non avertas faciem tuam a me:
in quacumque die tribulor, inclina ad me aurem tuam;
in quacumque die invocavero te, velociter exaudi me.
Quia defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei,
et ossa mea sicut cremium aruerunt.
Percussus sum ut foenum, et aruit cor meum,
quia oblitus sum comedere panem meum.
A voce gemitus mei adhaesit os meum carni meae.
Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis;
factus sum sicut nycticorax in domicilio.
Vigilavi, et factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto.
Tota die exprobrabant mihi inimici mei,
et qui laudabant me adversum me jurabant:
quia cinerem tamquam panem manducabam,
et potum meum cum fletu miscebam,
a facie irae et indignationis tuae:
quia elevans allisisti me.
Dies mei sicut umbra declinaverunt,
et ego sicut foenum arui.
Tu autem, Domine, in aeternum permanes,
et memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem.
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About Double chant in G major III
This setting offers a distinguished Anglican chant for SATB choir, presented in G major. Its structure is a double chant, a form typically used for the Canticles in Morning and Evening Prayer, allowing for a reflective and flowing musical setting of the psalms or liturgical texts. The music provides a dignified and resonant atmosphere suitable for sacred services. The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 101, expresses a heartfelt plea from the afflicted, seeking divine solace and intervention. The composer William Henry Havergal crafts a setting that supports the supplication and yearning within the text, with the four-part harmony offering a rich yet clear support for the liturgical prayer.
