Byrd, William: Civitas sancti tui

Civitas sancti tui (1589)

Civitas sancti tui facta est deserta.
Sion deserta facta est, Jerusalem desolata est.

Thy holy cities are a wilderness,
Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Words: Isaiah 64 v. 10
Music: William Byrd (c. 1540–1623)