A Litany

Walton, William (1902–1983)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

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

Publication Information:
Oxford University Press — OCS 733 (revised) (1930, 1999)
ISBN 0-19-359436-6

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

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.
Drop, drop, slow tears.
In your deep flood
Drown all my faults and fears;
Nor let his eye
See sin, but through my tears.

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