Grant Me Aid | Grant me aid against affliction

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Da mihi auxilium

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG

Da mihi auxilium de tribulatione, 
quia vana salus hominis:
Aut aliquid saltem respirandi tempus, 
ut plangam iuventutem meam.

Note: the first line is from Psalm 107

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Da mihi auxilium", published 1575 [ vocal sextet a cappella (ATTBBB) ], from Cantiones Sacrae, no. 23 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Grant Me Aid", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-06
Line count: 4
Word count: 18

Grant Me Aid

Language: English after the Latin

Grant me aid against affliction, 
for man's salvation is in vain:
or at least some time to take a breath, 
that I may lament my youth.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2026-04-19
Line count: 4
Word count: 26