Hear my prayer/O for the wings of a dove

W. Bartholomew Felix Mendelssohn

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( 1809 - 1847 )
based on Psalm 55 vv 1-7

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Solo            
Hear my prayer, O God, in - cline thine
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S.         
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ear ! Thy - self from my pe - ti - tion do not hide; Hear my prayer, O God, in - cline thine
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S.
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ear ! Thy - self from my pe - ti - tion do not hide, Thy - self from my pe - ti - tion do not
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hide ! Take heed to me ! Hear how in prayer I mourn to Thee, hear how in
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S.     
prayer I mourn to thee, Hear how in prayer I mourn to Thee ! Take heed to me ! Take heed to
        
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       
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me ! With - out thee all is dark, I have no guide, I have no guide, no guide; With
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S.
     
out Thee all is dark, I have no guide, I have no guide; Hear my prayer, O God, in - cline thine
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S.        
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ear ! Thy - self from my pe - ti - tion do not hide, Thy - self from my pe -- ti - tion do not

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  hide ! Hear my prayer, O God, in - cline thine ear. The e - ne - my

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   
Hear my prayer, O God, in- cline thine ear !
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A.
   
Hear my prayer, O God, in- cline thine ear !
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T.

Hear my prayer, O God, in- cline thine ear !

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Hear my prayer, O God, in- cline thine ear !
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S.     
  shoutethf    
the god - less come fast ! I - ni - qui - ty, ha - tred, u -

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The e - ne - my shouteth the god - less come fast !

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The e - ne - my shouteth the
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god - less come fast !

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The e - ne - my shouteth the god - less come fast !

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
B.    f    
The e - ne - my shouteth the god - less come fast !

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B.    
I - ni - qui - ty, ha - tred, u - pon me they cast ! The wi - cked o -

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              f
S.       

  
Ah. where shall I fly ? Per- plex'd and be - wilder'd, O God, hear my cry, O
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S.            f 
press me, O
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A. 
press me, O
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T.

press me,
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B.
         
press me,
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        
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S.    

  
God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry, perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O God, hear my
               
S.         
God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry, perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O God, hear my
  
A.                       
God, hear my cry, my cry ! O God hear my cry perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O
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f  
 sf          
T.             
 O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry, per - plex'd and be -
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 f   

B.       
O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry, per -

          .  
      
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        
cry O God, O God, hear my cry ! The e - ne - my shou - teth,
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    
S.  
cry O God, O God, hear my cry ! The e - ne - my
 sf  
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God, O God, hear my cry ! The e - ne - my
         
           
f


T.

- wil - - - der'd, O God, hear my cry ! The e - ne - my
     
             

B.      f 
- plex'd and be - wil- der'd, O God, hear my cry, O God, hear my cry ! The e - ne - my

             
    
             
   

   
  sf  f p
        
f
Acc
   
     
        
    

    
82

        
S.   
    
    


  
the god - less come fast, perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O God, hear my cry ! O

   
   f          f
S.

shou - teth, the god - less come fast, O
     
   f          f

A.

shou - teth, the god - less come fast, O

     
    f        

T.

shou - teth, the god - less come fast,

      


B.    f      
shou - teth, the god - less come fast,
 
                     
          p   
Acc p f f
           
     
6
   
91
           
S.   

  
God, hear my cry ! O God hear my cry
         
     
S.

God, hear my cry ! O God hear my cry
 
               
A.
     
God, hear my cry ! perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O
            
      
f
  

T.

   
O God, hear my cry ! O God hear my cry ! perplex'd and be -
            

f
B.    
O God, hear my cry ! O God hear my cry ! O

     
    
sf
         
  
    . 
    
 
   
             
Acc

cresc
     

    
99

               
  
S.


 
Perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry ! O God,
   
               
  
S.

Perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry ! O God,

A.                  
God, hear my cry ! O God, O God, hear my cry ! O God
         
           

T.

    
- wilder'd, O God, cry ! O God, hear my cry ! O

   

B.        
God, O God, cry ! O God, hear my cry !


         sf .     
  
              f     
 
 sempre
           
Acc
 
            
 
7
  sf  /
108
          
S.         

    sf 
hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry !
   / 
             
S.
 
 /
hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry !

   
sf
      
A.
         
/
hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry !
     sf
        
        

T.

God, hear my cry !


   

God hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry ! O
         / 

sf
B.
           
O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry ! O God, hear my cry !
          
               

ff        

    
      
dim
   
Acc
      
            

f
 
120
    
S.               
 
   O God, hear my cry !
p  pp 
S.             
 
        p
O God, hear my cry !

A. 
  pp
     
  p
O God,
 pp 
hear my cry !

        
   

T.

     God,  

O hear my cry !
pp
     p
     
B.
 
 O God, hear my cry !

                        
 
p
          
Acc pp
        
dim
     
             
  

  Recit
131
        
S.  
                 
My heart is sore - ly pain'd with - in my breast, My soul soul with death - ly te - rror is o - ppress'd,
  Recit  
      
         
Acc pp pp
 
dim

     
8
    f 
Sostenuto

135

S.                    

 
Trem - bling and fear - ful - ness u - pon me fall, With ho - rror o - ver - whelm'd, Lord, hear me call, Lord hear me

S.      f
 


Lord hear me

A.      f
 

  
Lord hear me

    f


T.

Lord hear me

 f 

B.      
Lord hear me
 
         
 
   f 
Acc cresc Sostenuto
     
      


139
 
     sf  
sf
S.        

 
call, with ho - rror o - ver - whelm'd, Lord, hear me call !

   sf       pp 
S.    
   

call, with ho - rror o - ver - whelm'd, Lord, hear me call !
    pp

dim
A.             

call ! With ho - rror o - ver - whelm'd, Lord, hear me call !
            pp

dim
  

T.
   
call ! With ho - rror o - ver - whelm'd, o - ver - whelm'd, Lord, hear me call !

 
    
dim
    pp   
B.  
call ! With ho - rror o - ver - whelm'd, Lord, hear me call !
  
         

 
 
     
  
       
p pp
Acc
         pp
  
       
    
 9
  3 3 3
 
145

S.                  
  
   O for the wings, for the wings of a dove ! Far a - way, far a - way would I rove !

S.       

 
A.       

 
T.       


  

B.      
 

Con un poco piu di moto

        
       

  

 pp 
Acc
     
      


150
 3 3 3 f  
S.                      

O for the wings, for the wings of a dove ! Far a - way, far a - way, far a - way, far a -
 
    
            
    
      
p

cresc

Acc
    
 
cresc

155 3 3 3 3 3 3
                        
sf
S.   
way would I rove ! In the wil - der - ness build me a nest and re - main there for e - ver at
        
  

 
              
pp
 
Acc

      
159
 sf   f        dim
S.      p         
rest In the wil - der - ness build me, build me a nest, and re - main there for e - ver at rest:
  
      
         
Acc
 p       
     
     

 f  
164
                 
dim p
S.  
In the wil - der - ness build me a nest, and re - main there for e - ver at rest,
        
          

     
dim 
    
Acc cresc p
     
      
10

      
 3 3 3
168

           
3 3
S.   
and re - main there for e - ver at rest, and re - main there for e - - ver at

         ) 
 
         
(
 
pp 
      
Acc
   
   


173

S.      
  rest.
  
Solo & Tutti
S.  f
     
O for the wings, for the

   f
A.
           
O for the wings, for the wings of a

  f
            

T.

O for the wings, for the wings of a dove ! for the
 f           

B.
 

O for the wings, for the wings of a dove, O for the

   .
          
 
f
Acc
      
   
  

 
177

      
S.    

       
wings of a dove, the wings of a dove ! Far a - way, far a - way would I rove,

           

A.

dove, a dove ! Far a - way, far a - way,

 
             
 wings,
T.

O for the wings of a dove ! Far a - way, far a-
       

     
B.
    
wings of a dove ! Far a - - way would I rove, far a-
    
 _             
    
Acc f

          
   
cresc
       
 
  
11
 
181

           
cresc
 f
 
S. 

far a - way would I rove a - way would I rove, far a - way !

    
f
A.                
cresc

 
far a - way, far a - way would I rove, a - way would I rove, far a - way ! In the

            
f
  

 way
T.
cresc
would I

rove,

far
  
a - way would I rove, far a - way !
        

f
B.  cresc

way far a - way, far a - way would I rove far a - way !
          
               
   
piu f
Acc
     
          
    
 
185
          
S.          

    
In the wil - der - ness build me a nest, and re - main there for e - ver at rest,

     
   

A.
     
wil - der - ness build me a nest, and re -- main there for e - ver at rest, re -
         
         
  

T.

In the wil - der - ness build me a nest, and re - main there for e - ver at
    

       
B.

far a- way ! In the
       
                   
   
     
      
f      
     
Acc
 
    
 

 


 
 
    / f  
189

S.         
 / f re
 - 
and re - main there for e - ver at rest, main
          
A.
 
/  
e - ver at rest, re - main

main there for e - ver, for
f
              
 rest,
T.

 
and re - main there for e - ver, for e - ver at rest, re - main

      / f

B.
       
wil - der - ness build me a nest, and re - - main there at rest, re - main
         
 
       
   f
         
Acc
         
   
12

193

  mf
S.
       

  
Solo re - main there for e - ver at

       mf
S.
       

there for e - ver at rest, re - main there for e - ver at

        mf
A.
       
  there for e - ver at rest, re - main there for e - ver at

       mf


T.
       
there for e - ver at rest, re - main there for e - ver at
      


mf
B.        
there for e - ver at rest, re - main there for e - ver at

     

 

   
    
     
Acc dim dim
     
   

 3 3
196 cresc

3
S.                

 
rest. O for the wings, for the wings of a dove !

  p  pp
S.
     

rest, for e - ver at rest.

A. 
p  pp
      

rest, for e - ver at rest.

T. 
p
 pp


      
rest, for e - ver at rest.
pp
 

p
     
B.

rest, for e - ver at rest.
 
      
    
pp
Acc
      
 
  
 13
  3 3
199

              
3
S.        

 
Far a - way, far a - way would I rove ! O for the wings, the wings of a dove ! Far a - way,

 
pp
    
S.
 
And re - main there,
 pp

    

A.

And re - main there,
 
 
pp
 

T.
  
And re - main there,
 

pp
    
B.
 

And re - main there,

            
       
         
sempre pp
  
Acc
 
  
 

 
cresc

204 3 3 3
 
3

S.                    

  cresc
far a - way, far a - way, far a - way would I rove ! In the wil - der - ness build me a
 
     
p
S.  
far a - way, would I rove !

  
cresc
    p
A.
  
far a - way, would I rove !
  
cresc
 p
    
 

T.

far a - way, would I rove !

      cresc    

cresc
B.  p
 
 
far a - way, would I rove ! O for the wings, for the
       
              



p
   pp

   
cresc

Acc

     
    
14
       
cresc
 3 mf
208
    
3
S.      

    

 
nest and re - main there for e - ver at rest In the wil - der - ness build me,

S.      
cresc
     

 
cresc O for the wings of a dove !

A.             

 cresc  
O for the wings, for the wings of a dove !

         
 O for the wings, for the
T.

wings of a dove !

        

B.   

          
wings, for the wings of a dove !

           


  
  
 
Acc p
 
cresc
             
        

212
 dim     p     
S.           
f 

 
build me a nest, and re - main there for e - ver at rest: In the wil - der - ness

    p
     
S.

 
In the wil - der - ness
p
      
  
A.


In the wil - der - ness

    p
    

T.
 
In the wil - der - ness
 

   p 
B.
    
In the wil - der - ness

       
           
  
Acc
 dim  pp    
poco cresc
    
    
 15
  /
216

               
S.


 
 
/
build me a nest, and re - main there for e - ver at rest, for
cresc 
S.          
/


build me a nest, and re - main there for

   
cresc

A.
      
/
 
 
build me a nest, and re - main there for
    
    
cresc

 build
T.

 /
me a nest, and re - main there for
 
     cresc  
B.
  
build me a nest, and re - main there at

       
      
     






 

Acc p cresc
       
   

219
    
       
    
S.
f

  /
e - ver at rest, for e - - - - ver at rest;

          pp
  
S.   mf    
dim

 /
e - ver at rest, for e - ver at rest, for e - ver at rest;
 pp  
       
dim
A.
    mf

  /     
e - ver at rest, for e - - - - - - ver at rest;

T.     mf    dim pp     
 e - ver at rest,

/
for e - ver at rest, for e - ver at rest;
pp


       
B. mf  dim
 
rest, for e - - - - - - ver at rest;
       
             

   
Acc p
          
   
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
 3
224
   
3 3 3 3
S.                   

 
And re - main there for e - ver at rest, and re - main there for
pp
  
S.
 
  
And
pp
re - -
A.   
And re - -
 
pp


T.
  
And re - main


pp
B.    
And re - main

   
     
  
Acc pp 
      
     

  

227

S.    p
     

 
e - - - ver at rest.

   
p
S.       
- main there at rest.
 p
   
A.
       
- main there at rest.

 
 
p
     

T.
 
there at rest.



   p
  
B.
   
there at rest.
     

          
 

          

pp
Acc
      

      
    
