Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
Language: English
Available translation(s): SPA
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears unto our [pray'r]1; But spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, Thou most worthy Judge eternal, Suffer us not at our last hour for any pains [of death to fall from Thee. Amen]2.
H. Purcell sets stanza 1 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
1 Purcell Z. 58: "pray'rs"
2 omitted by Purcell in Z. 58.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts", Z. 58b, published 1695?, stanza 1. [text verified 1 time]
This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Thou knowest Lord", Z. 58..
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , title 1: "Tú conoces, Señor", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-11
Line count: 9
Word count: 54