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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English|
Prostrate O Lord, I lie,
beehold mee Lord, with pittie,
stop not thine eares against my cry,
my sad and mourning dittie,
Breath’d from an inward soule,
from hart hart’ly contrite,
an offering sweet, a sacrifice,
in thy high heavenly sight.


{{Text|English}}
Observe not sinnes O Lord,
 
for who may then abide it,
Prostrate O Lord, I lie,<br>
but let thy mercie cancell them,
beehold mee Lord, with pittie,<br>
thou hast not man deni’d it,
stop not thine eares against my cry,<br>
man melting with remorse and thoughts,
my sad and mourning dittie,<br>
thought past repenting,
Breath’d from an inward soule,<br>
O lighten Lord, O heare our songs,
from hart hart’ly contrite,<br>
our sinnes full sore lamenting.
an offering sweet, a sacrifice,<br>
in thy high heavenly sight.<br>
 
Observe not sinnes O Lord,<br>
for who may then abide it,<br>
but let thy mercie cancell them,<br>
thou hast not man deni’d it,<br>
man melting with remorse and thoughts,<br>
thought past repenting,<br>
O lighten Lord, O heare our songs,<br>
our sinnes full sore lamenting.<br>
 
The wonders of thy works<br>
above all reason reacheth,<br>
and yet thy mercie above all<br>
this, us thy spirit teacheth,<br>
then let no sinner fall,<br>
in depth of foul despair,<br>
since never soul so foul there was,<br>
but mercie made it faire.<br>


The wonders of thy works
above all reason reacheth,
and yet thy mercie above all
this, us thy spirit teacheth,
then let no sinner fall,
in depth of foul despair,
since never soul so foul there was,
but mercie made it faire.}}


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Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-10-12).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 99 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Revised August 08

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Title: Prostrate O Lord I Lie
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATBB

Genre: Sacred, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: Psalmes, sonets, & songs... (1588), no. 27

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Original text and translations

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Prostrate O Lord, I lie,
beehold mee Lord, with pittie,
stop not thine eares against my cry,
my sad and mourning dittie,
Breath’d from an inward soule,
from hart hart’ly contrite,
an offering sweet, a sacrifice,
in thy high heavenly sight.

Observe not sinnes O Lord,
for who may then abide it,
but let thy mercie cancell them,
thou hast not man deni’d it,
man melting with remorse and thoughts,
thought past repenting,
O lighten Lord, O heare our songs,
our sinnes full sore lamenting.

The wonders of thy works
above all reason reacheth,
and yet thy mercie above all
this, us thy spirit teacheth,
then let no sinner fall,
in depth of foul despair,
since never soul so foul there was,
but mercie made it faire.

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