Adsum, Domine
A motet for SATB voices, a capella.

English words by Katherine Kurtz, from her Deryni novels.
Latin translator unknown.
Music by Edward L. Stauff

Audio Files

These are reasonably high quality audio recordings, made using a digitally sampled pipe organ. They contain the music (notes) only, no words.

Time Size All four parts Soprano Alto Tenor Bass
complete
(all 5 movements) 		9:33 8.9 mb AdsumDomine
all.mp3
first movement:
Adsum, Domine 		1:25 1.3 mb AdsumDomine
1.mp3 		AdsumDomine_I
soprano.mp3 		AdsumDomine_I
alto.mp3 		AdsumDomine_I
tenor.mp3 		AdsumDomine_I
bass.mp3
second movement:
Dominus lucis dixit 		2:17 2.2 mb AdsumDomine
2.mp3 		AdsumDomine_II
soprano.mp3 		AdsumDomine_II
alto.mp3 		AdsumDomine_II
tenor.mp3 		AdsumDomine_II
bass.mp3
third movement:
Tibi spiritum 		1:52 1.8 mb AdsumDomine
3.mp3 		AdsumDomine_III
soprano.mp3 		AdsumDomine_III
alto.mp3 		AdsumDomine_III
tenor.mp3 		AdsumDomine_III
bass.mp3
fourth movement:
Omnia secreta 		1:53 1.8 mb AdsumDomine
4.mp3 		AdsumDomine_IV
soprano.mp3 		AdsumDomine_IV
alto.mp3 		AdsumDomine_IV
tenor.mp3 		AdsumDomine_IV
bass.mp3
fifth movement:
Adsum, Domine 		2:05 1.9 mb AdsumDomine
5.mp3 		AdsumDomine_V
soprano.mp3 		AdsumDomine_V
alto.mp3 		AdsumDomine_V
tenor.mp3 		AdsumDomine_V
bass.mp3

Other Files

MIDI file AdsumDomine.mid 14 kb This will probably sound terrible; use this only if you can't possibly wait for the audio mp3 downloads.
Score
Files 		PDF format
(Adobe Acrobat) 		AdsumDomine.pdf 213 kb Complete SATB score in standard PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. 14 pages.
Finale format AdsumDomine.mus 126 kb Complete SATB score in Finale format.

The Text

In the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, The Deryni are a fictional race of humans who possess a variety of psychic and magical abilities. Some of them are ordained priests in a fictional church which closely resembles (both liturgically and politically) the Roman Catholic Church; these Deryni view their special powers as gifts from God.

Adsum, Domine: gratiam mihi concessisti ut corpora hominum sanem.
Adsum, Domine: visum mihi donasti ut animas hominum videam.
Adsum, Domine: potentiam mihi dedisti ut voluntates aliorum convertam.
Da, Domine, vires et sapientiam ut haec omnia dona tantum ad ministerium dirigam, secundum voluntatem tuam.

Here am I, Lord: Thou hast granted me the grace to heal men's bodies.
Here am I, Lord: Thou hast blessed me with the Sight to See men's souls.
Here am I, Lord: Thou hast given me the might to bend the will of others.
O Lord, grant strength and wisdom to wield all these gifts only as Thy will wouldst have me serve.
Dominus lucis dixit: Ecce, tu puer delectus meus es et hominibus donum meum.
Antequam lucifer splenduit, antequam tu fuisti in ventre matris tuae,
iam consecrata est mihi anima tua ad omnia saecula. Tu es hunc super mundum manus sanationis meae,
tu es vitae instrumentum meum et potentia sanationis meae.
The Lord of Light said unto me: Behold!
Thou art my chosen child, My gift to man.
Before the daystar, long before thou wast in mother-womb,
thy soul was sealed to Me for all time out of mind.
Thou art my Healing hand upon the world,
Mine instrument of life and Healing might.
Tibi spiritum potentem ad sanandum dono;
tibi omnia mirifica quae abscondunt silvae et luci et terrae dono;
tibi haec omnia dono, ut caritatem meam cognoscas.
His omnibus bene utere, ut dolores hominum et animantium levas:
ignis esto purgationis ad corruptionem purgandam,
solatium esto somnii ad dolorem leniendum.
To thee I give the gift of Healing power,
the awesome, darkling secrets of wood and vale and earth.
I give thee all these gifts that thou mayst know My love.
Use all in service of the ease of man and beast.
Be cleansing fire to purify corruption,
a pool of sleep to bring surcease from pain.
Omnia secreta tibi commissa tene in pectore tuo
tam sacrosancta quam in confessione dicta:
noli petere aliquid perspicere ad patificiendum
nisi mens alia sua sponte offertur.
Manibus consecratis fractum fac sanum,
anima consecrata pacem meam extende.
Keep close within thy heart all secrets given,
as safe as said in shriving and as sacred.
Nor shall thy Sight be used for revelation,
unless the other's mind be freely offered.
With consecrated hands, make whole the broken,
with consecrated soul, reach out and give My peace.
Adsum, Domine: me totumque ingenium meum pedibus tuis proicio.
Adsum, Domine: tu Creator solus rerum omnium,
tu Omnipotens lucem et obscuritatem regnans,
tu ipse vitae Donator et Donum vitae.
Adsum, Domine: totus voluntati tuae dedicatus.
Adsum, Domine: ministerio tuo consecratus, potentia sanandi aut sauciandi cinctus.
Dirige, Domone, servum tuum et ab omni malo illum protege,
ut honor intactus et donum purum maneat.
Here am I, Lord: All my talents at Thy feet I lay.
Here am I, Lord: Thou art the One Creator of all things.
Thou art the Omnipartite One who ruleth Light and Shade,
Giver of Life and Gift of Life Thyself.
Here am I, Lord: all my being sealed unto Thy will.
Here am I, Lord: sealed unto Thy service, girt with strength to save or slay.
Guide and guard Thy servant, Lord, from all temptation,
that honor may be spotless and my gift unstained.

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