William Byrd: Peccantem me quotidie (1575)

Peccantem me quotidie
et non penitentem,
Timor mortis conturbat me.


I sin every day
and am not penitent;
the fear of death upsets 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.

Performance by:


The Deller consort [YouTube]


Alamire, David Skinner conducting [NML] (info)