Emitte Domine sapientiam

General information

A paraphrase of passages from Wisdom 9.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Jacob Handl — Emitte Domine sapientiam  Latin SSATBB
• Dominique Phinot — Emitte Domine sapientiam de sede  Latin SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Emitte Domine sapientiam de sede magnitudinis ut mecum sit et mecum laboret ut sciam quid acceptum sit coram te omni tempore.

English translation Send wisdom, O Lord, from the throne of your glory, that she [wisdom] may be with me and work with me, so that I may know what is pleasing to you at all times.