William Byrd - Peccantem me quotidie.

Peccantem me quotidie by Cristobal de Morales met tekst en Engelse vertaling

Peccantem me quotidie / I sin every day

Peccantem me quotidie

et non penitentem,

Timor mortis conturbat me.

I sin every day

and am not penitent;

the fear of death upsets me:

Peccantem me quotidie 

et non penitentem, 

timor mortis conturbat me. 

Quia in inferno nulla est redemptio.

Miserere mei, Deus, et salva me.

Because in hell there is no redemption.

Have mercy upon me, O God, and save me.

The Glory of These Forty Days - Saint Gregory the Great

1 The glory of these forty days

we celebrate with songs of praise,

for Christ, by whom all things were made,

himself has fasted and has prayed.

2 Alone and fasting Moses saw

the loving God who gave the law.

And to Elijah, fasting, came

the steed and chariots of flame.

3 So Daniel trained his mystic sight,

delivered from the lion’s might.

And John, the Savior’s friend, became

the herald of Messiah’s name.

4 Then grant, O God, that we may, too,

return in fast and prayer to you.

Our spirits strengthen with your grace,

and give us joy to see your face.