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Benedic, anima mea, Domino
Language: Latin 
[ ... ]
 Benedic, anima mea, Domino,
   et noli oblivisci omnes retributiones ejus.
 Qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis;
   qui sanat omnes infirmitates tuas:
 qui redimit de interitu vitam tuam;
   qui coronat te in misericordia et miserationibus:
[ ... ]

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See also Händel's Chandos Anthem no. 8.

1 omitted by Mäntyjärvi.
2 Mäntyjärvi: "ipsius"

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Psalm "Lobe den Herren, meine Seele"
 (Sung text for setting by H. Schütz)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Latin 
 ... 
 Lobe den Herren, meine Seele,
   und vergiß nicht, was er dir Gutes getan hat,
 der dir alle deine Sünden vergibet
   und heilet alle deine Gebrechen,
 der dein Leben vom Verderben erlöset,
   der dich krönet mit Gnade und Barmherzigkeit,
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Composition:

    Set to music by Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672), "Psalm "Lobe den Herren, meine Seele"", op. 2 (Psalmen Davids) no. 18, SWV. 39 (1619), lines 2-4 [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], note: you may need to use the horizontal scrollbar to see the text

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Word count: 347