Drop, Drop, Slow Tears

Leighton, Kenneth (1929–1988)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Holy Week → Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Friday of the Passion of the Lord

Publication Information:
Novello — 20 0316 (1961)

Text Information:
Reference: Phineas Fletcher (1582–1650)

Duration: 2:30
Lyrics:

Drop, drop, slow tears,
And bathe those beauteous feet,
Which brought from heaven
The news and Prince of Peace:
Cease not, wet eyes,
His mercy to entreat;
To cry for vengeance,
Sin doth never cease.
In your deep floods
Drown all my faults and fears;
Nor let his eye
See sin, but through my tears.

Notes: SATB with Alto, Tenor, and Bass divisi.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 17, 2021 Last updated: Jan 21, 2022