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This is my first attempt to write a Gregorian chant, named "Redime Mei, Iesu", or "Redeem me, Jesus".
The subject of the chant is praying to Jesus for forgiveness for sin before it consumes us and drags us hellward. It speaks of the weakness within us, and expressing sorrow for requiring the extreme price that was paid by Christ for our iniquities. It then asks for the pacification of destructive desires, and then it finally asks once more for forgiveness before closing.
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lyrics
Redime Mei, Iesu,
Antem ignem miseræ
Peccavi valde turpiter nunc.
Vixi per se vulnus,
Sed tu vivifica mei.
Ex sanctis clavi, venit gaudi!
Angeli, fac vos vide hoc?
Quod dolore sentio
Propter frigo cor?
Periit in Golgotha,
Erat quod sacra vita!
Namquod, Iesu, nunc ego clama.
Dimitte mei, Deus,
Fuerim violenti.
Placida bestiæ intra mei.
Redime Mei, Iesu,
Antem ignem miseræ
Peccavi valde turpiter nunc.
Vixi per se vulnus,
Sed tu vivifica mei.
Ex sanctis clavi, venit gaudi!
Amen.
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