Absalon fili mi [Absalon my son] (2 Samuel 18:33) – Graham Keitch

2 Samuel 18:33 [Latin]

³³ And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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Absalon fili mi, composed by Graham Keitch (b. 1956) and premiered April 15, 2016

Performed by Contrapunctus Early Music – A High Voices Ensemble
David E. A. Acres, Director