Miserere (James MacMillan) - Sofia Vokalensemble

Sofia Vokalensemble performing the beautiful Miserere by composer James MacMillan, on June 9th 2016. Sheet music: Lyrics: Psalm 50 (51) Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam. Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum: deleiniquitatem meam. Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me. Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper. Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris. Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea. Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occulta sapientiæ tuæ manifestasti mihi. Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. Auditui meo dabis gaudium et lætitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata. Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele. Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum reotum innova in visceribus meis. Ne projicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me. Redde mihi lætitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me. Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur. Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meæ: et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam. Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam. Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non delectaberus. Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies. Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut ædificentur muri Jerusalem. Tunc aceeptabis sacrificium justitiæ, oblationes et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos. // Have mercy upon me, O God: after your great goodness. According to the multitude of your mercies: do away my offences. For I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me. Against you only have I sinned: and done this evil in your sight. That you might be justified in your saying: and clear when you are judged. Behold, I was shaped in wickedness: and in sin did my mother conceive me. But lo, you require truth in the inward parts: and will make me to understand wisdom secretly. You will purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: you will wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. You will make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which you have broken may rejoice. Turn your face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds. Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence: and take not your Holy Spirit from me. O give me the comfort of your help again: and establish me with your free Spirit. Then shall I teach your ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall be converted unto you. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, you that are the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. You will open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall show your praise. For you desire no sacrifice, else would I give it you: but you delight not in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, will you not despise. O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build you the walls of Jerusalem. Then will you be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young bullocks upon your altar. ***** Read more about Sofia Vokalensemble: Say hi to us on Facebook: Listen to us on Spotify: