Remember not, Lord, our offences

General information

Source of text: Part of the Litany from the Book of Common Prayer, 1559.

See also Ne reminiscaris Domine.

Notes on selected settings

• Henry Purcell SSATB (adds "Spare us, good Lord.")

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• John Amner — Remember not, Lord, our offences  English ATTBB, SAATB
• Henry Purcell — Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50  English SSATB

Texts and Translations

English text

Remember not, Lord, our offences,
nor the offences of our forefathers;
neither take thou vengeance of our sins:
spare us, good Lord, spare thy people,
whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood,
and be not angry with us for ever.