Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
Language: English
Available translation(s): SPA
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears unto our pray'r; 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 of death to fall from Thee. Amen.
H. Purcell sets stanza 1 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts", Z. 58b, published 1695?, stanza 1. [text verified 1 time]
This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Thou knowest Lord", Z. 58..
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , title 1: "Tú conoces, Señor", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-11
Line count: 9
Word count: 54