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Expend, O Lord THE SIXTH TUNE
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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4 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Expend, O Lord THE SIXTH TUNE by Thomas Tallis — Lyrics
In finem, pro ea quæ hæreditatem consequitur. Psalmus David.
Verba mea auribus percipe, Domine; intellige clamorem meum.
Intende voci orationis meæ, rex meus et Deus meus.
Quoniam ad te orabo, Domine: mane exaudies vocem meam.
Mane astabo tibi, et videbo
quoniam non Deus volens iniquitatem tu es.
Neque habitabit juxta te malignus,
neque permanebunt injusti ante oculos tuos.
Odisti omnes qui operantur iniquitatem; perdes omnes qui loquuntur mendacium.
Virum sanguinum et dolosum abominabitur Dominus.
Ego autem in multitudine misericordiæ tuæ introibo in domum tuam;
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About Expend, O Lord THE SIXTH TUNE
This setting of Psalm 5, known as The Sixth Tune, opens with a plea for God to attend to the singer's words and cries. The text expresses a profound yearning for divine justice and protection against the wicked, contrasting the singer's faith with the transience of wrongdoing. The composer's SATB setting of this deeply personal and reflective prayer offers a powerful musical interpretation of the psalm's emotional journey. The work moves between the Latin of the original psalm and an English translation, making it accessible for a wider range of liturgical or concert settings. This sacred work speaks to the enduring human desire for spiritual guidance and vindication.
