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Thou knowest Lord

Set by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Thou knowest Lord", Z. 58 [Sung Text]

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Translations available : SPA 


Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts;
shut not thy merciful ears unto our pray'rs;
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  ... .

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

  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "Tú conoces, Señor", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]


Man that is born of a woman hath but
A short time to live, and is full of misery.
He cometh up, and is cut down like a flow'r;
He flee'th as it were a shadow, and ne'er
Continueth in one stay.

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "Hombre que naces de una mujer", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]


In the midst of life we are in death: of whom
May we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord,
Who for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, 
O Lord, most mighty, O holy and most
Merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter 
Pains of eternal death.

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "La muerte está siempre presente", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

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