Derelinquat impius
General information
Source of text is Isaiah 55:7 and Joel 2:13.
Settings by composers
- Jean de Chaynée SATB
- Thomas Tallis ATTBarB (substitutes derelinquit = forsakes for derelinquat = may forsake.)
- Ascanio Trombetti SSATB.SATTB
Text and translations
Latin text Isaiah 55:7 Derelinquat impius viam suam et vir iniquus cogitationes suas et revertatur ad Dominum et miserebitur eius Joel 2:13 quia benignus et misericors est praestabilis super malitiam Dominus deus noster. German translation Der Gottlose soll seinen Weg verlassen |
English translation Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him. Joel 2:13 For the Lord our God is gracious and merciful, and repenteth him of the evil. |