Byrd, William: Ne irascaris, Domine

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Ne irascaris, Domine (1589)

Ne irascaris, Domine, satis, et ne ultra memineris iniquitatis nostræ. Ecce, respice, populus tuus omnes nos. Civitas sancti tui facta est deserta. Sion deserta est, Jerusalem desolata est.

Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember our iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Words: Isaiah 64 vv. 9–10
Music: William Byrd (c. 1540–1623)