O bone et dulcissime Jesu
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
O bone et dulcissime Jesu, per tuam misericordiam esto mihi Jesus! Quid est Jesus nisi plasmator, nisi redemptor, nisi salvator. Ergo bone et dulcissime Jesu, qui me plasmasti tua benignitate, rogo te, ne pereat opus tuum mea iniquitate. Ergo quaeso, anhelo, suspiro ne perdas quod tua fecit omnipotens divinitas. Recognosce quod tuum est et ne respicias quod meum est. Noli cogitare malum meum, ut obliviscaris bonum tuum. Si ego commisi per quod dannare me debes, tu non amisisti unde me salvare potes, Et si secundum iustitiam tuam dannare me vis, ad tuam piissimam et ineffabilem misericordiam appello. Ergo quaeso: miserere mei, miserere mei, secundum magnam misericordiam et pietatem tuam. Amen.
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 Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "O bone et dulcissime Jesu" [SATB chorus] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "O good and most sweet Jesus", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 110