Lalande

Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657–1726):
De profundis (grand motet, selections)

Selection 17 from Music of the Baroque: An Anthology of Scores, second edition

a. Chorus, De profundis

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b. Récit, Sustinuit anima mea

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Text and Translation

De profundis clamavi ad te Domine: From the depths I cried to you, Lord:
Domine exaudi vocem meam. Lord, hear my voice.
. . . . . .
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus: My soul has awaited your word;
speravit anima mea in Domino. my soul has hoped in the Lord.

—Psalm 130:1–2a, 5