De profundis clamavi [Out of the depths have I cried] (Psalm 130:1-8) – Josquin des Prez

Posted on October 14, 2012 Posted in des Prez, Josquin (c. 1440-1521)

¹Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

²Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

³If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

⁴But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

⁵I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

⁶My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

⁷Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

⁸And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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David says:

December 21, 2014 at 3:50 pm

A fascinating project: I have just stumbled in by accident, but will have to come back & explore further. Keep up the good work, it\\’s a great idea!May I recommend to you the Clerks Group recording of Josquin\\’s \\”Liber generationis Jesu Christi\\”, a setting of Matthew\\’s genealogy of Christ? It\\’s a bizarre text to set but a lovely setting. Josquin also set Luke\\’s genealogy: it\\’s never been recorded but I\\’m hoping to rectify that situation sometime!!David

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- John says:
  
  December 21, 2014 at 5:36 pm
  
  Thank you, David. I appreciate the kind words and your recommendations!
  
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  - David says:
    
    December 23, 2014 at 2:59 pm
    
    Just remembered I’d already uploaded a copy privately to let a friend listen:
    
    http://www.mediafire.com/listen/1212got24xr6lpy
    
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    - John says:
      
      December 28, 2014 at 7:21 pm
      
      Sounds magnificent. I didn’t find a copy on YouTube and probably would not be permitted to embed it here, but thank you for the link!
      (Matthew 1:1-16)
      
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