Spem in alium nunquam habui praeter in te,
Deus Israel,
Qui irasceris,
Et propitius eris,
Et omnia peccata hominum in tribulatione dimittis.
Domine Deus,
Creator coeli et terrae,
Respice humilitatem nostram.

According to wikipedia, the text is "from a response (at Matins, for the 3rd Lesson, during the V week of September), in the Sarum Rite, adapted from the Book of Judith. Today the response appears in the Divine Office of the Latin rite in the Office of Readings (formerly called Matins) following the first lesson on Tuesday of the 29th Week of the Year." Quoted April 1, 2011.

Text Authorship:

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

• by Jacques Colebault (1483 - 1559), "Spem in alium" [ four-part chorus ], as Jacquet of Mantua [sung text not yet checked]
• by Thomas Tallis (c1505 - 1585), "Spem in alium", c1570 [ forty-part motet for eight five-voice choruses ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Hope in Another", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-01
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