Eram quasi agnus

I Was Like a Lamb

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Friday of the Passion of the Lord

Publication Information:
Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL)

Text Information:
Reference: Jeremiah 11:19; Ps. 41:7

Lyrics:

Eram quasi agnus innocens:
ductus sum ad immolandum, et nesciebam:
consilium fecerunt inimici mei adversum me, dicentes:
Venite, mittamus lignum in panem ejus,
et eradamus eum de terra viventium.
Omnes inimici mei adversum me cogitabant mala mihi:
verbum iniquum mandaverunt adversum me, dicentes:
Venite, mittamus lignum in panem ejus,
et eradamus eum de terra viventium.

English translation:
I was like a lamb that was innocent;
I was brought to the slaughter, and I knew it not;
my enemies have taken counsel against me, saying:
Come, let us put wood into his bread;
and let us root him out of the land of the living.
All my enemies have thought evil things against me, saying:
Come, let us put wood into his bread;
and let us root him out of the land of the living.

Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 20, 2021 Last updated: Jan 26, 2022