Let us change for the better | Let us change for the better those sins

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by David Wyatt

Emendemus in melius

Language: Latin

Our translations: DUT ENG

Emendemus in melius 
quae ignoranter peccavimus, 
ne subito praeoccupati die mortis 
queramus spatium poenitentiae 
et invenire non possumus. 

Attende, Domine, et miserere, 
quia peccavimus tibi. 
Adiuva nos, Deus salutaris noster, 
et propter honorem nominis tui libera nos.

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Liturgical text [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), "Emendemus in melius", published 1575, from the collection Cantiones Sacrae, no. 4. [
text verified 1 time
]
by Nicolas Gombert (c1495 - c1560), "Emendemus in melius" [SATTB chorus] [
text not verified
]

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

ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Let us change for the better", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Laten wij verbeteren", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-05
Line count: 9
Word count: 37

Let us change for the better

Language: English after the Latin

Let us change for the better those sins 
which we have committed unknowingly, 
lest suddenly overtaken by the day of death 
we should seek time to repent 
and be unable to find it.

Hear us, o Lord, and have pity on us, 
because we have sinned against you. 
Help us, God our salvation, 
and for the honour of your name deliver us [from sin].

Text Authorship:

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a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Liturgical text
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-05
Line count: 9
Word count: 64