Authorship of text#

The theme of the work is based on the Psalms and the First Book of Samuel of the Old Testament. The text was previously attributed to Lorenzo Da Ponte, following a report by Vincent Novello. However, it is now known that the text is taken from Italian translations of the Psalms by .

Structure#

Alzai le flebili voci al Signor (Andante moderato: Chorus) # Cantiamo le glorie e le lodi (Allegro vivace: Chorus) # Aria: Lungi le cure ingrate (Allegro aperto: Soprano II) # Sii pur sempre benigno (Adagio: Chorus) # Duet: Sorgi, o Signore, e spargi i tuoi nemici (Allegro moderato: Sopranos I and II) # Aria: A te, fra tanti affanni – Udisti i voti miei (Andante – Allegro: Tenor) # Se vuoi, puniscimi (Largo: Double choir) # Aria: Fra l’oscure ombre funeste – Alme belle (Andante – Allegro: Soprano) # Terzetto: Tutte le mie speranze (Allegro: Sopranos I and II, Tenor) # Chi in Dio sol spera (Adagio: Chorus) – Di tal pericoli non ho timor (Chorus)#

Recordings#

• 1990 – Krisztina Laki, Nicole Fallien, Hans Peter Blochwitz – Nederlands Kamerkoor, La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken – CD Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
• 2006 - Gloriae Dei Cantores, Elizabeth Patterson, Vox Caeli Sinfonia, Richard Pugsley - CD Gloriae Dei Cantores

External links#

• Sample of the text in the original Mattei print
• Digitised Text zur Passions-Musik “Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld etc.” von C. H. Graun, und zur Cantate Davidde penitente (Der büßende David) von W. A. Mozart. Berlin: Hayn, 1840.