Precamur sancte Domine IV

[Christe qui lux es et dies IV]

Source: Christ Church, Oxford, Robert White (c.1538 - 1574)
MSS 984-988 (The 'Dow' Partbooks) ed. Edward Tambling

                 
 1.Chri - ste qui lux es et di - es, No - ctis te - ne - bras de - te - gis,

 
                
 Lu - cis - que lu - men cre - de - ris, Lu - men be - a - tum prae - di - cans.

         
Discantus
         
[Soprano] 
2.Pre - ca - mur san - cte Do - mi - ne,

   
Medius
[Alto]  
        
2.Pre - ca - mur san - cte

   
      
Contratenor
[Tenor I]

    
 2.Pre - ca - mur san - cte

   
Tenor
[Tenor II]

        
 2.Pre - ca - mur san - cte

 
       
Bassus

[Bass]
 
2.Pre - ca - mur

    
4
       
     
De - fen - de nos in hac no - cte, Sit no - bis in te

 
              
Do - - mi - ne, De - fen - de nos in hac no - cte, Sit
               
 
 Do - mi - ne, De - fen - de nos in hac no - cte, Sit no - bis


        
 Do - mi - ne, De - fen - de nos in

           
   
san - cte Do - mi - ne, De - fen - de nos in hac no - - - -
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 
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            
#

  
re - - qui es, sit no - bis in te re - qui - - es,
      
            

      
no - bis in te re - qui - es, re - qui - es, Sit no - bis

          
 in te re - - - qui - es, sit no - bis in
 
       
 hac no - cte, Sit no - bis in te
       
      
cte,
- Sit no - bis in te re - - qui - es, sit

        
12

  
 
sit no - bis in te re - qui - es,
 
      
        
  
in te re - qui - es, in te re - qui -
      
   
 te, sit no - bis in te re - qui - - es,

      
 re - qui - es, Qui - - e - - tam
              

no - bis in te re - qu - es, Qui - e - tam no - ctem

                
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    


re - qui - es, Qui - e - tam no -ctem tri - bu - e.

              

- es, Qui - e - tam no -ctem tri - bu - e.

  
        
 
 Qui

- e - tam no -ctem tri - - - bu - e.

       


no - ctem tri - bu - e.
     
        
tri - bu - e, qui - e - tam no - ctem tri - bu - e.
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
                 
 3.Ne gra - vis som - nus ir - ru - at, Nec ho - stis nos sur - ri - pi - at,


                 
 Nec ca - ro il - li con - sen - tiens, Nos ti - bi re - os sta - tu - at.

   
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   
  
4.O - cu - li som - num

      
           
4.O - cu - li som - num ca - - pi - - ant,

         
  
 4.O - cu - li som - num ca - -


        
 4.O - cu - li som - num ca - pi -

          
  
4.O - cu - li som - num ca - pi - ant, ca - -

       
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   
   
ca - pi - ant, Cor ad te sem - per vi - gi -


             
   
Cor ad te sem - per vi - gi - let, cor ad te sem - per

         
      
 - pi - ant, Cor ad te sem - per vi - gi - let, cor


        
 ant, Cor ad te sem - per vi - gi -

      
        
- pi - ant, Cor ad te sem - per vi - - gi - let, Dex -
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      
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          
let, Dex - te - ra tu - a pro - te - - - -

 
                   
vi - gi - let, cor ad te sem - per vi - gi - let, Dex - te - ra tu - a

        
          
 ad te sem - per vi - gi - let, Dex - te - ra tu - a pro - te - gat,

 
       
 let, Dex - te - ra tu - a pro - te -

         
     

- te - ra tu - a pro - te - gat, dex - te - ra tu - - a

          
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        
gat, Fa - mu - los qui te di - li - gunt.

-

          
#
      

pro - te - gat, Fa - mu - los qui te di - li - gunt.

         
           

 Fa - mu -los qui te di - li - gunt, qui te di - li - gunt, te di - li - gunt.

 
          
 gat, Fa - mu - los qui te di - li - gunt.

  
                 
pro - te - gat, fa - mu -los qui te di - - li - gunt, di - li - gunt.


                 
 5.De - fen - sor no - ster a - spi - ce, In - si - di - an - tes re - pri - me,

 
                
 Gu - ber - na tu - os fa - mu - los, Quos san - gui - ne mer - ca - tus es.
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   
36

       
6.Me - men - to no - stri

                
6.Me - men - to no - stri Do - - mi - ne, me - men - to

    


        
 6.Me - men - to no - stri Do - mi -
             

6.Me - men - to no - stri Do - - - - mi -

      
40
   
      
Do - - mi - ne, In gra - vi i - sto cor - po - re,

     
         

  
no - stri Do - mi - ne, In gra - vi i - sto cor - - po - re,
        
     
 6.Me - men - to no - stri Do - mi - ne, In gra - vi i - sto cor -

        
 ne, In gra - vi i - sto cor - po -
      
   
ne, Do - mi - ne, In gra - vi

             
44

      
Qui es de -fen -sor a - ni - mae, a - ni - mae, qui es de -fen -sor
 
                 

      
Qui es de -fen - sor a - - - ni - mae, qui es de - fen -

         

 - po - re, Qui es de -fen -sor a - ni - mae, qui es de -
 
       
 re,
     
Qui es de - fen - sor a - ni -
         
   
i - sto cor - po - re, cor - po - re, Qui es de -fen - sor a -
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       
48

             
   
a - ni - mae, A - de - sto no -bis Do -mi - ne, a - de - sto no -bis Do - mi -

  
   
   

    
   
- sor a - ni - mae, A - de - sto no - bis Do - mi - ne,

            
         
 fen -sor a - ni - mae, a - ni - mae, A - de sto no -bis Do -mi - ne, a - de -


        
 mae, A - de - sto no - bis Do -

  
 
 
              
- ni - mae, A - de - sto no - bis Do - mi - ne, a - de - sto no -

       
52
      
   
ne, a - de - sto no - - bis Do - mi - ne.

 
       
[ ]

     
a - de - sto no - bis Do - mi - - - - - - ne.

        
           
 - sto no - bis Do - mi - ne, a - de - sto no - bis Do - mi - ne.

 
     
 mi - ne.

         

     
[ ]

   
- bis Do - mi - ne, a - de - sto no - bis Do - mi - ne.
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
                 
 7.De - o Pa - tri sit glo - ri - a, E - ius - que so - li Fi - li - o,


                       
 San - cto si - mul cum Spi - ri - tu, Nunc et per om - ne sae - cu - lum. A - men.

Editorial note

Taken from the 'Dow' partbooks (MSS 984-988) which reside in the library of Christ Church, Oxford.
Images of these partbooks accessed via the Digital Archive of Medieval Music (www.diamm.ac.uk).

17 I 4 - flat removed

Alternatim plainsong phrases added (not included in source) in order to complete verses 1, 3 and 7 of
the text.

All slurs present in source. All bracketed accidentals cautionary and editorial. Verse numeration editorial.

Where 'ij' appears to show a repetition of the text, this repetition has been expanded and denoted by
italic text underlay.