I was lucky and privileged to do the top treble part twice around Easter, probably in 72 and 73, when I was a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral. I have to listen to only one or two bars from any part of it to be returned to my boyhood and the exhilaration of wondering whether each high note would come out cleanly. The organist, with true pragmatism, had two of us sing this highly technical part so that if one voice faltered the other would still be heard.
I'm not really religious but oh my god hearing this sends chills down my spine. Humans can do this, their voices can go this high and sound this mysterious and ethereal. Just imagine being in that beautiful church with all the architecture and hearing this. It's so beautiful. I could listen to this forever and never become tired of it
I’ve visited the *beautiful* church (King’s College Chapel in Cambridge England), but would love to go back and hear the amazing choir perform. You’re right, it would be absolute perfection!
PS. Believers in God who seriously mean "take back the oh my god" when the person is using it to express graditude are scaring people away from faith by your dochebaggery. Remember what happens, biblically to those who lead God's children astray? Something about a millstone, your neck, and an ocean
The most exquisite and elite choir in the world. Had the privilege of getting inside the Chapel at Easter (2024) for a BBC concert conducted by the amazing Director of Music at Kings, Daniel Hyde. These guys are another level of vocal brilliance.
There's a little bit of history to this piece that still boggles my mind to this day. This piece was only ever performed in the Sistine Chapel during Holy Week and the sheet music was unavailable outside of the chapel, essentially a highly restricted piece of music. There was a 14-year old boy who was visiting Rome, and he heard this piece in the Chapel. Later that day he proceeded to TRANSCRIBE the entire song from memory, only returning to the chapel to make minor corrections to his transcription. The boy's name was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He gained fame after that, being summoned by the Pope himself who proceeded to praise him for his musical genius!
@@DrumToTheBassWoop In that time it was to not be corrupted, because it was easy to change the partitures of the musics and corrupt it, changing it substantially and ruining it.
@@DrumToTheBassWoop As a catholic I absolutely understand why this was not permitted outside the Sistine Chapel. It was written by a Catholic, Gregorio Allegri, wrote it specifically for the Sistine Chapel and the Church regarded it as the most sacred piece of music ever written for the Mass.
The notes that kid hits from 1:40-1:58 and again later pierces my soul. I think perhaps it is one of the most beautiful sounds to have ever come from a human being.
(Clarifications made) Translation from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer Psalm 51 (v.1-3 v.16-19) Miserere mei, Deus, secundum Have mercy upon me, God, after magnam misericordiam tuam thy great goodness et secundum multitudinem and according to the multitude miserationum tuarum of thy mercies dele iniquitatem meam do away mine offences Amplius lava me Wash me throughly ab iniquitate mea from my wickedness et a peccato meo munda me and from my sin cleanse me Quoniam, iniquitatem meam For, my faults ego cognosco et peccatum meum I acknowledge and my sin contra me est semper is before me always Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium For if thou desirest sacrifice dedissem utique holocaustis I would offer burnt offerings non delectaberis (but) thou delightest not Sacrificium Deo The sacrifice of God spiritus contribulatus is a troubled spirit cor contritum et humiliatum, a heart contrite and broken, Deus, non despicies God, thou shalt not despise Benigne fac, Domine, Benignly act, Lord, in bona voluntate tua Sion in thy good will unto Sion ut aedificentur muri Jerusalem (re)build the walls of Jerusalem Tunc acceptabis Then shalt thou accept sacrificium justitiae righteous sacrifice oblationes et holocausta with oblations & burnt offerings tunc imponent then shalt they offer super altare tuum vitulos on thy altar young bullocks
This piece was a closely guarded secret sung just twice a year in only one place - the Sistine Chapel. That was, until a 14 year old Mozart came to visit, went away and reproduced it entirely from memory. True Story
I'm a Muslim and each time me and my family play home alone part one the scene where he goes to church and this plays i always like that sound, its so beautiful, peace and love to all christian brothers and sisters.
Yeah same, I'm learning Latin and this songs meaning is so beautiful, (now before anyone's like 'mUsLiMs ArE nOt AlLoWeD tO lIsTeN tO mUsIc.' it's super controversial most of Muslims do sing and doesn't think that it's a sin, but the small fraction of people who does believe that it's a sin thinks that Muslims should only listen to music with good meanings and music that will not distract you from God (Allah) and this song were its constantly saying that forgive me, for my sins I don't find any reasons for it to be a sin! Peace and love to you all❤️
I am a Muslim and I love to listen to church hymns. It relaxes my soul, I close my eyes and feel them all separately. very impressive, like a work of art
The fact is if you go to a traditional catholic mass it will most likely resemble this, but it shouldn't matter all that much. Yes, beautiful music and a grand cathedral helps. But the real beauty comes from receiving the blessed sacrament, repenting and having the opportunity to know you are closer to God.
this is what it's like to be a traditional Catholic. We hear this beautiful music every Sunday in high mass. Converting from atheism to Catholicism was the best decision I ever made... for every reason.
@@hollie3897 Well, even earlier than that it was translated from ancient Hebrew I believe. Something that predates the Bible itself. The Vatican did first put it to song though and famously copied by ear by Mozart.
Listening to this, it's not hard to see why religion used to be more popular. Imagine having no access to recorded music, living in a wattle and daub hovel, then you go to church and experience *this* masterpiece. It's moving me to tears even over my shitty monitor speakers.
The traditional Latin mass is like this and very beautiful. If you have one in your area you should go to a Rorate mass, it will blow your mind. It starts before the sun comes up in an all candle lit church and just as the priest is saying consecration prayers the sun shines through the stain glass. It’s to represent that Jesus is the light and it’s so beautiful and done in the month of December.
The funny thing about this is, religion is now more popular then it ever was. You’re talking about Europe where Catholicism has indeed been in decline but it really depends where in Europe.
@@JOSWAY787 I’m in America and it’s pretty watered down with the modern day and age music with loud speakers. One day I’d love to travel to London or somewhere with a choir like this one :)
@@eternal_abyss7223 true, the music changes but thats just time passing on, all types of new christian churches open every day and especially for the usa, evangelism keeps growing. But you should definetely travel and If you like this, there are a lot of beautiful locations in europe with certain christian significance, think of la sagrada familia, multiple notre dame’s all over europe, Vatican city, The cathedral of cologne, Lourdes and so on.
As a Muslim, I hold unconditional love for every human being, rooted in compassion and unity. I find profound peace and spiritual depth in music, especially classical and choir compositions, or any melodies that evoke tranquility and elevate the soul.
Good day to you. As a Christian I also find the calls to prayer, the Azan, from the Mosque bringing me closer to God although I may not know the Arabic recitation of the Quran. I did attend an Islamic high school in South Africa, met and am still in touch with some of my good friends there, it helped me understand the religion a bit more. There are more commonalities that people and the media may perceive. The most important one being our mutual love of God. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings.
On the contrary, sharing spiritual experiences enhances love and understanding among people. When we talk about what gives us inner peace, whether it’s the call to prayer, music, or any other experience, we open the door to dialogue and human connection based on respect and love.. thanks for your comment anyway @@bnouadam
You're both already Christian by default (and more so than many who claim to be Christian) At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” So Jesus called a child to come & stand in front of them and said "I assure you that unless you change and become like children you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven. The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child. And whoever welcomes in my name one such child as this, welcomes me." (Matt. 18 1-5 GNT) "I may be able to speak the language of men and of angels but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell. I may have the gift of inspired preaching, I may have all knowledge & understand all mysteries, I may have all the faith needed to move mountains, but if I have no love, I am nothing." (1 Cor. 13 1-2 GNT)
Uh, this song isn't really about life or death though. It's based on Psalm 51 which is about repentance to Yahweh. "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me." (Psalm 51:10-12)
There is a vacuum within us which can only be filled by the divine.Dr. Carl Jung said that the "central neurosis of man is emptiness." Blaise Pascal posited there was a "vacuum in man's heart that only God can fill"; Augustine of Hippo wrote in Confessions, "Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless until it rests in Thee."
Be blessed my friend. Your comment is beautiful. Your soul has been touched, and sorry to announce it to yiou, it has been touched by the grace of God. Jesus loves you, and he wants you to find him. Search and you will find ! I see you have a Lenine picture. Lenine was worried and concerned by the poor. That is very jesus like. But Jesus did better than Lenine : he refused to resort to any kind of voilence, for in his infinite wisdom, he knows that violence only raises violence. If you are curious, jsut read a gsopel, for exampe John's Gospel. It is very short, and the most mystical/metaphysiciaal one. If you like marxist philosophy, you willa pprecaite. And then, just wonder if there is not something to dig with this man, Jesus, who was, it is incredible to say, God Himself. Sorry if my comment bothers you, it commes from the heart. Be blessed, my friend, whatever you choose to do
If you feel like a soft boiled egg's empty shell in one of those little cups and you strongly feel your emptiness, regardless of your personal philosophy, ask yourself if maybe God wants to fill you with Himself. Leave Marxism, regardless of the variety you're loyal to, and go to Eastern Orthodox church Advent services this year. I'm a convert. My church happens to be Antiochian. Get to the church early and ask someone to explain why the nave is the way it is. Stick around afterward and ask questions. We converts especially like talking about the Church. It may seem like a strange place but we've been around for a long time without changing very much. Go! Have a Blessed Christmas!
@@michaelswan2991 Understood. But I find that comment is easily replied to by rage bait, and by saying something random, it's more likely there won't be a reply.
I've started medicating to "cure" my depression a few months back. Although the drugs do a wonderful job at keeping the mood swings at bay, I've since then found myself unable to cry, not one bit. Whether it be from joy or sadness, not a single tear. Hearing this for the first time, and the floodgates reopened like never before. I'm not religious at all, but this definitely hits home, and above all, gives me hope. Thanks for this gift.
you should think why depressions is spread in western country, in middle east we don't know it. i think you should hear some quran and know what it is. Good luck
It doesn't matter which official religion you follow, or none at all (like me). Spirituality is a very human thing, and music is one of its most intense manifestations.
Honestly, it is in a sense a piece of heaven on earth. A thin shadow of it. But God created creators. He gave us creativity, beauty, art, music. In heaven the choirs sing his praises every moment of every day. Just imagine what we will see and hear when we are fully there.
it doesn't matter if you have a religion or not. yes, it's a church choir, but it's also an art. Music is universal. Not having the same opinion can't stop you from listening to this art.
This isn't "universal music," it's the music of the Holy Catholic Church. You can listen, you can appreciate the aesthetics, but you can't really understand it on a deeper, more meaningful level.
i mean, some people say : "I can't listen to this cuz I'm an atheist, buddhist bla bla bla" what does it matter? u can listen to this even if u have a no religion. but u alright if u are a christian you can feel more sensitive...
Music like this resounds in all. While it is a prayer, it is also a work of art. While some may not appreciate it as much as others, the sheer beauty that underlies this piece is largely evident, nonetheless.
Regardless of what the actual meaning is and why this song is delivered, it is absolutely stunning. I'm sure many of us atheists stumbled upon this out of curiosity or by accident and it moves us all. I'm really happy that religion and devotion has brought us to creating things like this!
I'd call this cathedral choir by standards, not the need for a cathedral choir exactly. You don't get this from your local church choir by any means. Damn I miss my days as a cathedral chorister
I am an Indian, I don't know what they are singing but I felt good listening to it, it is very good, everyone should stay connected to their culture, very beautiful
@@chazmichaelmichaels88 I am a student preparing for exams in Turkey.I am not a killer.Muslims are not murderers.But unfortunately, such news are published in foreign media around the world.God knows who's right.So we are comfortable..
@@chazmichaelmichaels88 people like you with your prejudice disgust me. There are extremists in all religions, but one terrorist does NOT represent a whole religion
I had a recording of this played at my husband's funeral. Glorious music. I still get goosebumps when the young treble hits the high note. I believe the Church once kept this music's notation a guarded secret, but the child Mozart attended Mass with his father, heard this divine piece, went home and transcribed it note for note. A secret no more. No accounting for genius.
I think this story isnt confirmed right ? Check out the page on wikipedia. Theres only one source of this story that being letter that contained many contradictory statements. Doubts are cast on it. It is said it was very frequently and commonly performed at many places in london at that time.
This changed the face of music forever when it was first sung in 1632. Revolutionary on many levels. Nobody had heard anything like it. Once in a while, a composition comes along and points to the future, and this was one of them.
The founder of the Chapel, King Henry VI, was murdered in the Tower of London in 1471. The Tudor Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII completed the Chapel in the early 16th Century. The Chapel has a very eventful history, but is completely intact, including all the 16th Century stained glass windows. Walking in the Chapel is like walking back in time, so you're probably picking up on all of that.
LYRICS: Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam. Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam. Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me. Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper. Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris. Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea. Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi. Asperges me hysopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata. Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele. Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis. Ne proiicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me. Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me. Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur. Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam. Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam. Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non delectaberis. Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum, et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies. Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut aedificentur muri Ierusalem. Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes, et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos. Source: Musixmatch English translation This translation is from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and is used in Ivor Atkins' English edition of the Miserere (published by Novello): Have mercy upon me, O God: after Thy great goodness. According to the multitude of Thy mercies, do away mine offences. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness: and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified in Thy saying, and clear when Thou art judged. Behold, I was shapen in wickedness: and in sin hath my mother conceived me. But lo, Thou requirest truth in the inward parts: and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice. Turn Thy face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds. Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence: and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. O give me the comfort of Thy help again: and stablish me with Thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach Thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou that art the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall shew [show] Thy praise. For Thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it Thee: but Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt Thou not despise. O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young bullocks upon Thine altar.
The music is based off of Psalms 51! King David is crying to God, because he has sinned. He feels ashamed for putting his best friend on the front line. He did this so his best friend would die and King David could be with his best friends wife Bathsheba. I would love to have this sung at my funeral mass.
Ive been surrounded by churches and choirs since being a child, thanks to my parents and the areas ive lived in. I just love the ambience and acoustics churches give off. Like a holy pathway to a higher thought plain.
I don't think anyone cares if you're religious or not, just listen to this beautiful piece of music. It's what music is for, to be enjoyed. Not to be argued over.
Mmmm very nice message, but wrong. The goal of this music is not aesthetic but rather spiritual and pastoral. It was not written “to be enjoyed”, as modern music is, but to glorify God and to pray.
I'll never forget when I first heard this sung at mass and it was a cathedral church. The acoustics of that church were phenomenal. The high C note would just send chills down your spine if you ever have the opportunity to hear this in a cathedral. Beautiful masterpiece
It sounds as I'm in heaven and entering the gates seeing the wounds in the palms of Jesus as he shows them to our Father God and says by my wounds he is saved and I fall and worship him at his feet and cast my crown down before him and know I am at peace forever more not to be worried with what used to bourdon my soul. Thank you Jesus for considering us and giving your life for us sinners. Thank you for bridging that void between us and the Father. Do with me as you must Lord, mold me in the way you see fit and place me in your will, not mine but yours.
Oh my god. When I was a small child I think I must have heard this piece of music, and I remember hearing that angelic part around 1:40 in my head at various occasions when I was a kid (basically like an auditory hallucination, which I've never been prone to otherwise). I've be waiting for years to hear this again so I could confirm that I hadn't come up with it myself as a child haha. I'm not a religious person, but that specific part of this piece is transcendent. That, and "angelic" are the only words that seem appropriate to describe it
@@elmerandrewcrowley2822 doesn't it also has to do with your vocal cords' thickness which changes during puberty (corr. if wrong obv.)? And if so would training really be able to negate these effects?
@@accannam1681 checkout counter tenors :) e.g dimash is a pretty known one. It's no guarantee with vocal training but it can prevent that. Actually castrati sounded pretty bad In comparison to some counter tenors !
One of my favourite things about this piece, outside of being stunning, is originally, this piece was not to be sung outside of the Vatican. However, when Mozart travelled to hear it, he went home and transcribed the whole lot by memory and that is how we have access to it today.
@@Atheist.666.rezo por tu conversión, que despiertes en la fe y Jesucristo sea luz en tu vida. Dios te bendiga y la Santísima Virgen María ruegue por ud y San José lo ampare en la vida y en la muerte.
Brother music is haram😅 u know it 😢 for and yes jesus was a prophet not a god only God is Allah because that's the ONLY religion which is perfect just like a god
@@shahfaisal8330 Jesús es el Hijo de Dios que fue dado para el perdón de todos nuestros pecados, incluso de uds musulmanes. Y Dios es Uno y Trino (Dios, Hijo y Espíritu Santo). Quién como Dios, Nadie como Dios. Dios los bendiga.
@@shahfaisal8330I have a genuine question. Why is music considered haram? I can understand secular music, especially most modern secular music. I just cannot imagine music being anything but a special gift from God.
Pause at 1:15. Helium boy you're looking for is pretty much directly behind (a smidge to the left) the younger kid with glasses who's singing that really high bit :)
Darren Lustre actually yes they have and there called “adhans” you should look them up! There are also really beautiful and powerful along with this amazing song too!
[Latin] Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem mean Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me Quoniam iniquitatem mean ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper Tibi soli peccavi et malum, coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum : et in peccatis concepit me mater mea Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti : incerta et occula sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor : lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam, et exsultabunt ossa humiliata Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis : et omnes iniquitates meas dele Cor mundum crea in me, Deus : et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis Ne projicias me a facie tua : et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui : et spiritu principali confirma me Docebo iniquos vias tuas : et impii ad te convertentur Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae : et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam Domine, labia mea aperies : et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique : holocaustis non dedectaberis Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus : cor contritum et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion : ut ædificentur muri Jerusalem Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos [English] Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness In your great tenderness wipe away my faults; Wash me clean of my guilt, purify me from my sin For I am well aware of my faults, I have my sin constantly in mind Having sinned against none other than you, having done what you regard as wrong. You are just when you pass sentence on me, blameless when you give judgment You know I was born guilty, a sinner from the moment of conception Yet, since you love sincerity of heart, teach me the secrets of wisdom Purify me with hyssop until I am clean; wash me until I am whiter than snow Instill some joy and gladness into me, let the bones you have crushed rejoice again Hide your face from my sins, wipe out all my guilt God, create a clean heart in me, put into me a new and constant spirit Do not banish me from your presence, do not deprive me of your holy spirit Be my saviour again, renew my joy, keep my spirit steady and willing; And I shall teach transgressors the way to you, and to you the sinners will return Save me from death, God my saviour, and my tongue will acclaim your righteousness; Lord, open my lips, and my mouoth will speak out your praise Sacrifice gives you no pleasure, were I to offer holocaust, you would not have it My sacrifice is this broken spirit, you will not scorn this crushed and broken heart Show your favour graciously to Zion, rebuild the walls of Jerusalem Then there will be proper sacrifice to please you - holocaust and whole oblation - and young bulls to be offered on your altar
I cannot fathom hearing this, one of the most beautiful compositions ever created, in a cathedral such as this. The music must just go through you and change your DNA at this level
The way this brings me to a state of Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication, is proof that the discipline of the faith of the Catholic Church is Living inspiration of the a Holy Spirit.
This sound echoing across the Kings College Chapel must have sounded epic to hear live. Its incredibly haunting looking at the images of the inside of the chapel and the period of history relative to its phases of construction. So much blood lost in that period of Henry VI whos father was king at Agincourt, towards the end of the hundred years war , the wars of the Roses through to the reign of Henry VIII , Dissolution and the Protestant Reformation. Also a peak in english gothic architecture when the perpendicular was at its most beautiful
Nice contextualization, thank you. Just one detail: protestant revolution, not reformation. Not the mother of all heresies, but definitely the most promiscuous one.
Sacred music is forever one of my favorites. The gregorian chants and the mysticism behind the music is so heart warming. As a catholic I truly feel closer to the god I believe.
What an incredible musical piece, especially the vocals. Truly spiritual, angelic, mystical and haunting. One of the most spectacular musical pieces I've ever heard. Truly magnificent.
'Miserere mei, Deus' Original Latin Lyrics Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam. Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam. Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me. Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper. Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris. Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea. Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi. Asperges me hysopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata. Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele. Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis. Ne proiicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me. Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me. Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur. Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam. Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam. Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non delectaberis. Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum, et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies. Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut aedificentur muri Ierusalem. Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes, et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos. 'Miserere mei, Deus' English Translation Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy. According unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies remove my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquities, and cleanse me from my sin. I knowingly confess my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done evil before Thee: that they may be justified in Thy sayings, and might they overcome when I am judged. But behold, I was formed in iniquity: and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, Thou desirest truth in my innermost being: and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, make me whiter than snow. Open my ears and make me hear of joy and gladness: and my bones that have been humbled shall rejoice. Turn away Thy face from my sins: and remember not all my misdeeds. Create in me a clean heart, O God: and make anew a righteous spirit within my body. Do not cast me away from Thy presence: and take not Thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. I will teach those that are unjust Thy ways: and sinners shall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness. O Lord, open my lips: and my mouth shall spring forth Thy praise. For Thou desirest no sacrifice, where others would: with burnt offerings Thou wilt not be delighted. Sacrifices of God are broken spirits: dejected and contrite hearts, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Deal favorably, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure unto Zion: build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with small and large burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon your altar.
That modulation is known as a Picardy Third (not because it originated from the Picardy region of France but because that region's name is derived from the Old/New French "picart"/"piquant": "sharp", so named because that region's favoured weapon at the time, the Middle Ages, was the "pic" i.e. "pike", a very large, tapering thrusting-spear, the English term itself being similarly derived from the German/Anglo-Saxon term "picken" for obviously "pick"/"pierce", as of course did the English tool name "pick"). However the development of the Picardy Third device in music didn't occur during the Middle Ages but the Renaissance, from which period of course comes Allegri's Miserere. Below is a another great example with a Picardy Third ending from the Renaissance. Salvator Mundi by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) who was court and church composer for Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. This rendition is performed by St Paul's Cathedral Choir (3 min 14 sec) m.ua-cam.com/video/tiQchGstGQI/v-deo.html
😂 (My apologies sir, I should've realised it's really you and so of course it's me who should've addressed you as Mr Ewing. I should've realised someone in your position of course would be trying to keep a low profile by whiting out his UA-cam Profile space)
I am in no way religious but I would pay a good sum of money to go to this chapel and listen to this heavenly song, absolutely phenomenal, the architecture, the sound, everything is just amazing
This is the beauty of the Catholic Church. The traditional Latin mass, the architecture and the music; It is all a part of what has always has been there for us but something we have decided to abandon in recent decades. Our Lord's love for us is unconditional. There are only few of us traditionalists left, who are fighting for the preservation of our culture and our heritage, and most importantly the true faith we hold so dear to our hearts. It would be an honour to see you join us in the fight for our survival in the church of the Lord, our God. I hope to see you there.
ESCkape, This type of choral repertoire is by no means exclusive to traditional Catholics. The choir in this video is Anglican and such a repertoire is prevalent in many Catholic, and virtually all Anglican, cathedrals in the British C'mnwealth, the USA & many European/European heritage countries. (By the way, I'm a former member of a flourishing Catholic cathedral choir) But even more to the point, such a repertoire is already equally, if not more, relevant to you and people like yourself because the primary issue in Christianity is not faith - At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” So Jesus called a child to come & stand in front of them and said "I assure you that unless you change and become like children you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven. The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child. And whoever welcomes in my name one such child as this, welcomes me." (Matt. 18 1-5 GNT) "I may be able to speak the language of men and of angels but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell. I may have the gift of inspired preaching, I may have all knowledge & understand all mysteries, I may have all the faith needed to move mountains, but if I have no love, I am nothing." (1 Cor. 13 1-2 GNT)
Because Religion is bullshit, and the language we created helps us to communicate and survive.But if you want to try to explain the universe a beautiful melody can explain it better then any language on this planet.
Im reading a book called A terrible kindness about a young man training to a chorister. He has to learn this piece,im an atheist but these gorgeous pure voices really did something to me no wonder believers feel closer to God! To be in a cathedral listening to these angelic voices must be a spiritual joyful experience beautiful just so beautiful.
@melaniewithers4802 oh I'm so pleased! I'm halfway through and am loving every turn of the page,and to have the opportunity to actually hear the music portrayed really brought it to life,a very special experience.
@vic_huimang I'm three quarters of the way through and I'm so invested, I loved that I could Google Miserere and immerse myself in it,I listen to it each time I read it,I want to hear Myfanwy next
I am not a Christian and I am a Sunni Muslim. However, I don't know why I like listening to this sound all the time. I don't know why I remember it all the time. I don't know what's on my mind
You sang this? 3-year old me when I was in idk, a temple heared a song(not this one) and my weak emotions kicked into reaction. I can't imagine what this song can do to a young kid's emotions
What is this beauty? What is this splendor? It is indeed divine voices that came down from the heavens' paradise. As a devout Muslim, I thought of becoming a Protestant and living in England because of this angelic chant. I really can't sleep one day without listening to it. It gives me great strength and tremendous energy. My tears couldn't hold themselves when I listened to them. It descends quickly in succession with feelings of sadness and joy flirts with my broken heart. Really greatness for Christianity. And all thanks to the great Cambridge University for this great heavenly recitation 💝❤🏴⛪✝️❤💝
Everytime I hear this choir performing this masterpiece, it always bring tears to me. Something related to angels must be on it to make me cry the way it does.
Spiritual Devotion - Music tremendous waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more beautiful
I love the way how those halls are built for perfect echoing and giving those vibrations
Gotta get that tight audio for maximal tithe collection.
Hi Girish, someone else is a bit jealous.
Love
@@felixhelix6171 I just laughed out so loud!
Hi again Girish, seems that the bit of jealousy's spreading.
I can't believe I came across this beautiful masterpiece because of a meme... words cannot describe how amazing this performance is
Me too lol
Edit: it's impressive they can actually hit the high note without helium
What meme?
I was lucky and privileged to do the top treble part twice around Easter, probably in 72 and 73, when I was a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral. I have to listen to only one or two bars from any part of it to be returned to my boyhood and the exhilaration of wondering whether each high note would come out cleanly. The organist, with true pragmatism, had two of us sing this highly technical part so that if one voice faltered the other would still be heard.
@@johnwardsaxophonist2862 wow that's so cool! You must have been very talented!
@@lexinator2647 You're very kind....Saxophone only for me these days.
I came here because of that helium kid but this is actually a pretty nice piece of music on its own
same for me, and Im still listening
+Ryan Foley it's funny because you can see all 4 of them in here if you look for them lol
+Ryan Foley his name is tom..
+damian garland SAME
Ryan Foley I want the full version but of just the four kids with the helium
I am not christian but whenever i heard this music i feel connected, i feel something is calling me. It’s holy
JESUS CHRIST is the Savior of the world. Please,open your heart to him.he is waiting.
My brother deepakchand come to Christ, you wont regret it. ✝✝✝
The creator of jesus calling u bro . Alllah ♥️
kkkkkkkkkkkkk
@@ASMRyouVEGANyet…and if you don’t, that ”all merciful, all forgiving” being will torture you for eternity 😂
If I saw this in real life I would actually cry like it's so beautiful
Yeah... well said.
You just have to find Traditional Catholicism
Join the catholic faith. The only true one.
windstorm1000
*starts a Christian debate* 😅
Same, sis
I'm not really religious but oh my god hearing this sends chills down my spine. Humans can do this, their voices can go this high and sound this mysterious and ethereal. Just imagine being in that beautiful church with all the architecture and hearing this. It's so beautiful. I could listen to this forever and never become tired of it
Thank god for Mozart
I'm not religious but oh my god the irony
I’ve visited the *beautiful* church (King’s College Chapel in Cambridge England), but would love to go back and hear the amazing choir perform. You’re right, it would be absolute perfection!
@Danny Chains lol Don't use the Lord's name in vain right? How is saying Oh My God at the thought of beautifuul music a vain thing?
PS. Believers in God who seriously mean "take back the oh my god" when the person is using it to express graditude are scaring people away from faith by your dochebaggery.
Remember what happens, biblically to those who lead God's children astray?
Something about a millstone, your neck, and an ocean
*Ah, memories.*
Jajajajajaja
انا عربي واسمع لها ☪️❤
Omg Mozart this is really you 😭
oh, I'M YOUR FAN!!!
i love u ♡ 🥺🥺
ok no hahshah
*You will always be our ADHD poopy boi*
The most exquisite and elite choir in the world. Had the privilege of getting inside the Chapel at Easter (2024) for a BBC concert conducted by the amazing Director of Music at Kings, Daniel Hyde. These guys are another level of vocal brilliance.
The boy that has his little solo moment is so angelic
yeah, the church use to castrate the young boys, so they can sing like angels forever...
@@ileavazan7693 WHAT ??
what the hell seriously???
Go look up castrato singers. Fortunately the practice was outlawed, but it persisted for much longer than it should’ve
@@ileavazan7693 yeah cause we're still in the middle ages right. smh
There's a little bit of history to this piece that still boggles my mind to this day.
This piece was only ever performed in the Sistine Chapel during Holy Week and the sheet music was unavailable outside of the chapel, essentially a highly restricted piece of music. There was a 14-year old boy who was visiting Rome, and he heard this piece in the Chapel. Later that day he proceeded to TRANSCRIBE the entire song from memory, only returning to the chapel to make minor corrections to his transcription. The boy's name was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He gained fame after that, being summoned by the Pope himself who proceeded to praise him for his musical genius!
Tommy Holt music should never be under lock and key. 😕
@@DrumToTheBassWoop In that time it was to not be corrupted, because it was easy to change the partitures of the musics and corrupt it, changing it substantially and ruining it.
@@DrumToTheBassWoop As a catholic I absolutely understand why this was not permitted outside the Sistine Chapel. It was written by a Catholic, Gregorio Allegri, wrote it specifically for the Sistine Chapel and the Church regarded it as the most sacred piece of music ever written for the Mass.
Mozart the prodigy.
And he was a Freemason!
The notes that kid hits from 1:40-1:58 and again later pierces my soul. I think perhaps it is one of the most beautiful sounds to have ever come from a human being.
And it's all from the grace of God!
@@Joeonline26 mf its helium
*Edit: it's not helium. There's an edited meme of this though where the kid inhales helium.*
@@shadow_rune6178 nah it’s legit
@@shadow_rune6178 lol no it ain’t lad
@@shadow_rune6178 your name is cool dud huh
This song, based on Psalm 51, is sung just so beautifully in harmony by the whole choir. They sound like angels.
May God Bless Them! ❤🙏🏼
have you ever heard angels singing ? ;-) Me never ...
It's salm 50 not51
It’s not based on Psalm 51 it is Psalm 51 in Latin 😉
If you like this one then listen to psalm 50 it's a soul moving piece of music
My family doesn't understand why I listen to music like this. This music is as close to the divine as most of us will ever get!
Totally understand you and Amen
which song starting in 4:33 pls in this series pls if u can help
(Clarifications made) Translation from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
Psalm 51 (v.1-3 v.16-19)
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum Have mercy upon me, God, after
magnam misericordiam tuam thy great goodness
et secundum multitudinem and according to the multitude
miserationum tuarum of thy mercies
dele iniquitatem meam do away mine offences
Amplius lava me Wash me throughly
ab iniquitate mea from my wickedness
et a peccato meo munda me and from my sin cleanse me
Quoniam, iniquitatem meam For, my faults
ego cognosco et peccatum meum I acknowledge and my sin
contra me est semper is before me always
Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium For if thou desirest sacrifice
dedissem utique holocaustis I would offer burnt offerings
non delectaberis (but) thou delightest not
Sacrificium Deo The sacrifice of God
spiritus contribulatus is a troubled spirit
cor contritum et humiliatum, a heart contrite and broken,
Deus, non despicies God, thou shalt not despise
Benigne fac, Domine, Benignly act, Lord,
in bona voluntate tua Sion in thy good will unto Sion
ut aedificentur muri Jerusalem (re)build the walls of Jerusalem
Tunc acceptabis Then shalt thou accept
sacrificium justitiae righteous sacrifice
oblationes et holocausta with oblations & burnt offerings
tunc imponent then shalt they offer
super altare tuum vitulos on thy altar young bullocks
I agree
family doesnt need to understand. If this is what attracts your soul then this is for you to enjoy.
This piece was a closely guarded secret sung just twice a year in only one place - the Sistine Chapel. That was, until a 14 year old Mozart came to visit, went away and reproduced it entirely from memory. True Story
500 years later it was posted on youtube and now literally anyone in the world can actually listen to it
1000 years later no one listens to it anymore
You get a like from me because knowledge
You get a like from me because of your knowledge of knowledge
I was sure if you were telling the truth or not, but thankfully you said "true story" so this is 100% fact.
I'm a Muslim and each time me and my family play home alone part one the scene where he goes to church and this plays i always like that sound, its so beautiful, peace and love to all christian brothers and sisters.
Same
Much love to you and your family 💜
Woww. I am also a Muslim, I often listen to classical music and choir music in the middle of the night, it really makes my mind calm
Yeah same, I'm learning Latin and this songs meaning is so beautiful, (now before anyone's like 'mUsLiMs ArE nOt AlLoWeD tO lIsTeN tO mUsIc.' it's super controversial most of Muslims do sing and doesn't think that it's a sin, but the small fraction of people who does believe that it's a sin thinks that Muslims should only listen to music with good meanings and music that will not distract you from God (Allah) and this song were its constantly saying that forgive me, for my sins I don't find any reasons for it to be a sin!
Peace and love to you all❤️
@@lukmanheriardiansyah3813 Yup choir and classical music area blessing!
I am a Buddhist. This is such a beautiful song. I hope everyone find peace at some point in their life.
Blessings 🙏
I am also a Buddhist but hearing this calms my mind it's so peaceful
"Latin is the most beautiful language".
Thanks, friend. You as well.
I hope the same for you ❤
I am a Muslim and I love to listen to church hymns. It relaxes my soul, I close my eyes and feel them all separately. very impressive, like a work of art
Keşke biz de eh dı dı eh tarzı ilahilerden çıkıp böyle efsanevi şeyler yapsak
Me too dear.
Same God just with one extra step
i'm a muslim too, and i love these melody makes me so relaxed and calm
Привет тебе от христианских братьев ❤️
The voice of this child is out of this world…
The sad thing is when he grows older he’ll lose that pitch look up castrato
🤨
@@Reupvds not really
What about the all of their voices don’t u thino
@@Reupvds Off with his testis, for GODs sake...
If this is how church was I would go every Sunday
Doesnt matter about the looks of the church
The fact is if you go to a traditional catholic mass it will most likely resemble this, but it shouldn't matter all that much. Yes, beautiful music and a grand cathedral helps. But the real beauty comes from receiving the blessed sacrament, repenting and having the opportunity to know you are closer to God.
If you're english just find a "high church" Anglican church near you
But ur suppose to go to church every sunday for God.. not them
@@savannah7436 I think the op is referring to the atmosphere and order.
I am ,I’m 78 years old and for most of my life Allegri’s Miserere has sent shivers down my spine. It is unsurpassable.
I’m not religious, but this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard🥺 brought tears to my eyes.
this is what it's like to be a traditional Catholic. We hear this beautiful music every Sunday in high mass. Converting from atheism to Catholicism was the best decision I ever made... for every reason.
@@Wilantonjakov I grew up a trad catholic and I think its awesome that these people have so much to offer up to God
@@josha2422 agreed.
Well, technically this is Anglican-Protestant though the original piece may have had Catholic origins.
@@hollie3897 Well, even earlier than that it was translated from ancient Hebrew I believe. Something that predates the Bible itself.
The Vatican did first put it to song though and famously copied by ear by Mozart.
When I hear this hymn, I want to cry so hard that humans can be composed in this way, how will the hymns be in heaven?
non-existent
Aymen Hasan You’re non-existent
@@aymenhasan I'm amen hasan and I think I'm a top comedian in the youtube comments 🥱💀💀
We are in heaven, we are waiting to develop the eyes to see it and the purity in which to receive it. We are God's angels, all of us.
You can’t even begin to comprehend how beautiful the music in heaven will be, it’s beyond imagination
Listening to this, it's not hard to see why religion used to be more popular. Imagine having no access to recorded music, living in a wattle and daub hovel, then you go to church and experience *this* masterpiece. It's moving me to tears even over my shitty monitor speakers.
The traditional Latin mass is like this and very beautiful. If you have one in your area you should go to a Rorate mass, it will blow your mind. It starts before the sun comes up in an all candle lit church and just as the priest is saying consecration prayers the sun shines through the stain glass. It’s to represent that Jesus is the light and it’s so beautiful and done in the month of December.
The funny thing about this is, religion is now more popular then it ever was. You’re talking about Europe where Catholicism has indeed been in decline but it really depends where in Europe.
@@JOSWAY787 I’m in America and it’s pretty watered down with the modern day and age music with loud speakers. One day I’d love to travel to London or somewhere with a choir like this one :)
@@eternal_abyss7223 true, the music changes but thats just time passing on, all types of new christian churches open every day and especially for the usa, evangelism keeps growing.
But you should definetely travel and If you like this, there are a lot of beautiful locations in europe with certain christian significance, think of la sagrada familia, multiple notre dame’s all over europe, Vatican city, The cathedral of cologne, Lourdes and so on.
@@JOSWAY787 Because back then there wasn't 8 billion people on earth
As a Muslim, I hold unconditional love for every human being, rooted in compassion and unity. I find profound peace and spiritual depth in music, especially classical and choir compositions, or any melodies that evoke tranquility and elevate the soul.
Good day to you. As a Christian I also find the calls to prayer, the Azan, from the Mosque bringing me closer to God although I may not know the Arabic recitation of the Quran. I did attend an Islamic high school in South Africa, met and am still in touch with some of my good friends there, it helped me understand the religion a bit more. There are more commonalities that people and the media may perceive. The most important one being our mutual love of God. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings.
You dont need to tell your faith to appreActuallt. Please withdraw that comment
On the contrary, sharing spiritual experiences enhances love and understanding among people. When we talk about what gives us inner peace, whether it’s the call to prayer, music, or any other experience, we open the door to dialogue and human connection based on respect and love.. thanks for your comment anyway
@@bnouadam
@@subject_7 A wonderful experience, showing how spiritual sounds can touch hearts and bring us closer to God, no matter the differences.
I don’t know why but 1:40 is my favorite part. It reminds of an angel cry
so...beautiful
Indeed mr. Doodoo06
Meme 😌👍
No one knows how an angel cry
It reminds me of a dude using a helium balloon
I am atheist but dude these church choirs just make me feel so relaxed. They are phenomenal
Me too i also feel like I'm in another world 😌
You're both already Christian by default (and
more so than many who claim to be Christian)
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking
"Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”
So Jesus called a child to come & stand in front
of them and said "I assure you that unless you
change and become like children you will never
enter the Kingdom of heaven. The greatest in
the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles
himself and becomes like this child. And whoever
welcomes in my name one such child as this,
welcomes me." (Matt. 18 1-5 GNT)
"I may be able to speak the language of men
and of angels but if I have no love, my speech
is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell.
I may have the gift of inspired preaching,
I may have all knowledge & understand all mysteries,
I may have all the faith needed to move mountains,
but if I have no love, I am nothing." (1 Cor. 13 1-2 GNT)
@@michaelswan2991 The fact that you wrote this and that nobody reads it in general makes me laugh. But thanks for your dedicated time...
Thanks Lilith but I think Ela meant that she's astonished at the systemic lack of recognition of the true basis of Christianity.
طاح حظك
if this doesn't play at my funeral, *I'm never dying*
*Casually unlocks immortality*
@@unripeyarrowroot1182 xd
Uh, this song isn't really about life or death though. It's based on Psalm 51 which is about repentance to Yahweh.
"Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me."
(Psalm 51:10-12)
nah, this gonna bring u back to life
My funeral music will be Super Mario 2 death sound.
It’s great!
My God, I’m an atheist and hearing this song I’m sobbing, feeling like I’m being hugged by loved ones who are no longer among us.
❤️
Welcome to the beauty of Christianity my brother
There is a vacuum within us which can only be filled by the divine.Dr. Carl Jung said that the "central neurosis of man is emptiness." Blaise Pascal posited there was a "vacuum in man's heart that only God can fill"; Augustine of Hippo wrote in Confessions, "Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless until it rests in Thee."
Be blessed my friend. Your comment is beautiful. Your soul has been touched, and sorry to announce it to yiou, it has been touched by the grace of God.
Jesus loves you, and he wants you to find him. Search and you will find !
I see you have a Lenine picture. Lenine was worried and concerned by the poor. That is very jesus like. But Jesus did better than Lenine : he refused to resort to any kind of voilence, for in his infinite wisdom, he knows that violence only raises violence. If you are curious, jsut read a gsopel, for exampe John's Gospel. It is very short, and the most mystical/metaphysiciaal one. If you like marxist philosophy, you willa pprecaite. And then, just wonder if there is not something to dig with this man, Jesus, who was, it is incredible to say, God Himself.
Sorry if my comment bothers you, it commes from the heart. Be blessed, my friend, whatever you choose to do
If you feel like a soft boiled egg's empty shell in one of those little cups and you strongly feel your emptiness, regardless of your personal philosophy, ask yourself if maybe God wants to fill you with Himself.
Leave Marxism, regardless of the variety you're loyal to, and go to Eastern Orthodox church Advent services this year. I'm a convert. My church happens to be Antiochian. Get to the church early and ask someone to explain why the nave is the way it is. Stick around afterward and ask questions. We converts especially like talking about the Church.
It may seem like a strange place but we've been around for a long time without changing very much. Go!
Have a Blessed Christmas!
That high note and progression get me every time
He was a little out of tune but it sounded good nonetheless. Love this piece
+Jerry Pineda he did sound a little under the note
Emmanuel Nyavor id like to see u do better
You should listen the first version of this.
ua-cam.com/video/3IODCTzL_jM/v-deo.html
The boy with the high note is truly blessed 🙏
Now I wish this song was in every sad scene in video games or for Halo
Probably has a huge crank too
He's probably dreading puberty lol
He gulped a helium balloon to get that
@@CyIestus he did not, that helium balloon was a prank and not a real thing
That high note has so much resonance in it. It’s truly incredible
This is actually what God wants from us, to be holy and worship him this way, Catholic choir chant gives me chills and goosebumps 😢
Maris, please note you're assuming the primary issue in Christianity is faith.
so, before you reply to this comment above me, does anyone here like kirby?
(edit: "isn't") (sorry, my Edit function doesn't work)
Aidan, please note my previous comment isn't a question but a statement. 🙂
@@michaelswan2991 Understood. But I find that comment is easily replied to by rage bait, and by saying something random, it's more likely there won't be a reply.
Thanks however I offered the original advice for Maris' benefit not mine, so there's no loss to me. 🙂
I've started medicating to "cure" my depression a few months back. Although the drugs do a wonderful job at keeping the mood swings at bay, I've since then found myself unable to cry, not one bit. Whether it be from joy or sadness, not a single tear. Hearing this for the first time, and the floodgates reopened like never before. I'm not religious at all, but this definitely hits home, and above all, gives me hope. Thanks for this gift.
Tears clean out your heart in a way, I think. We rarely get a chance to let that happen nowadays, but it matters.
There’s divinity inside all of us my friend. We’re much more than it may seem. Wishing you well
you should think why depressions is spread in western country, in middle east we don't know it. i think you should hear some quran and know what it is.
Good luck
I personally recommend Quran
Don’t turn to medication. You can get yourself out of this!
This is, quite literally, the best Choir I have ever heard.
Listen to "Libera" too are good
Benjamin Britton called this choir the closest to perfection mankind has ever achieved.
yes king college cambridge are renowned for their choirs 😊🙌🌹
To this very day, I am stolen away by the beauty in their voices. I truly have no words...
It's the song. Probably the most beautiful song I have ever heard. It was written in the 1600s.
*I JUST CAME HERE FROM THAT MEME AND I SWEAR THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AN AMAZING PIECE OF CHOIR MUSIC*
Edit: I love this
What meme?
Nancy Rice it’s a meme where they use a helium balloon and it used this type
And people say the church cant meme lol.
@@missnancy-g9w people make memes out of everything it's just normal
@@potteranimations5569 never seen one, can someone give a link? =)
정말 아름답다는 말밖에..뜻도모르지만... 너무 경이롭습니다... 그저 말문이 막히고 좋네요....
Honestly
I find Choir music so beautiful omgggg
It sends chills down my spine.
sammeee
Bocchanio I send cum streaks down your spine..
I was a choirister for years and years and along with classical music its still my favourite music
Same
Me too just second video and already feel like I got addicted to them ohhh and it made me freaking emotional that I'm just crying like crazy ohh
i’m not even christian, but this sends chills down my spine! this really is just the most amazing performance i’ve ever heard!
Please, if this touches any part of your soul, then call out to Jesus Christ to reveal Himself to you, and He will enter your heart.
Jesus is good and real
It doesn't matter which official religion you follow, or none at all (like me). Spirituality is a very human thing, and music is one of its most intense manifestations.
@@Keiko_chan712 hey! I just wanna say I’m studying islam so I’m not gonna be Christian.
@@bellebarr108 which religions have you studied so far?
it's like seeing angels in a piece of heaven, regardless of religion, we have to admit it's the most beautiful thing to hear.
One of the*
Dear Sally, please familiarise yourself with Christianity.
Honestly, it is in a sense a piece of heaven on earth. A thin shadow of it. But God created creators. He gave us creativity, beauty, art, music. In heaven the choirs sing his praises every moment of every day. Just imagine what we will see and hear when we are fully there.
As a Muslim I agree all religion is beautiful when you pay attention to it !!(:
I REALLY wish it would show the boy while he’s doing the high C!! Wonderful pitch! It just gives me goosebumps every time!
The harmonies blend in so well... It's almost like gently flowing water..From 4:47 onward is heavenly
Renaissance and Baroque counterpoint is insanely beautiful! That’s why I recommend all to study it :)
@@henrykwieniawski7233 can you just say anything to my comment so i can come back to it
@@tamarafonseca5012 here...
@@tamarafonseca5012 chuck
@@tamarafonseca5012 Sure thing!
it doesn't matter if you have a religion or not. yes, it's a church choir, but it's also an art. Music is universal. Not having the same opinion can't stop you from listening to this art.
This isn't "universal music," it's the music of the Holy Catholic Church. You can listen, you can appreciate the aesthetics, but you can't really understand it on a deeper, more meaningful level.
i mean, some people say : "I can't listen to this cuz I'm an atheist, buddhist bla bla bla" what does it matter? u can listen to this even if u have a no religion. but u alright if u are a christian you can feel more sensitive...
Music like this resounds in all. While it is a prayer, it is also a work of art. While some may not appreciate it as much as others, the sheer beauty that underlies this piece is largely evident, nonetheless.
@@johnperrotta5965 you will never understand Jesus or the father with that attitude
Regardless of what the actual meaning is and why this song is delivered, it is absolutely stunning. I'm sure many of us atheists stumbled upon this out of curiosity or by accident and it moves us all. I'm really happy that religion and devotion has brought us to creating things like this!
Cathedral Choirs are the PEAK of choir singing hands down
It's a chapel, not a cathedral.
Westminster Abbey's not a cathedral either.
It's the practice that produces these sounds.
I'd call this cathedral choir by standards, not the need for a cathedral choir exactly. You don't get this from your local church choir by any means. Damn I miss my days as a cathedral chorister
I don't know I feel like they've kind of gone on a down trend since 1618.
I am an Indian, I don't know what they are singing but I felt good listening to it, it is very good, everyone should stay connected to their culture, very beautiful
Beautiful. And to think this music is almost 400 years old.
Lol I bet you thought you were smart with this comment. To think how wrong you are...
@@andresa2774 Nope, composer was Allegri, 1582-1652.
Max Feher to think how you just believed one comment contradicting the op's statement, even though the op was right. Get shit on.
Not very long time ago, still in Ming Dynasty🤔
Ain't no nicki minaj's anaconda be playin in 500 years from now 🤣
I am a muslim but i very very love Church music and listening
same here, its quite nice to see someone else here of the same religion.
Stop killing innocent people.
@@chazmichaelmichaels88 I am a student preparing for exams in Turkey.I am not a killer.Muslims are not murderers.But unfortunately, such news are published in foreign media around the world.God knows who's right.So we are comfortable..
@@chazmichaelmichaels88 people like you with your prejudice disgust me. There are extremists in all religions, but one terrorist does NOT represent a whole religion
@@Hasansezgin1 do not worry about this man. He is insignificant and weak
No matter what instruments exist in the world the voice will always be number one.
mhafner82
I totally agree with you
me too
Not my voice!
you forgot about the kazoo.
FALSE
There is no sound that is more beautiful than church choir songs to warm my ears and make my soul fly
I had a recording of this played at my husband's funeral. Glorious music. I still get goosebumps when the young treble hits the high note. I believe the Church once kept this music's notation a guarded secret, but the child Mozart attended Mass with his father, heard this divine piece, went home and transcribed it note for note. A secret no more. No accounting for genius.
I’m sorry for your loss. 🙏🏻
I think this story isnt confirmed right ? Check out the page on wikipedia. Theres only one source of this story that being letter that contained many contradictory statements. Doubts are cast on it.
It is said it was very frequently and commonly performed at many places in london at that time.
I'm so sorry for your loss💔❤️
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This changed the face of music forever when it was first sung in 1632. Revolutionary on many levels. Nobody had heard anything like it. Once in a while, a composition comes along and points to the future, and this was one of them.
explain how and why ?
Lol that comment was made 2 years ago and you're practically asking for an essay! 😆
Seth Alesna hahahaha true
you could always search the name and look at its history on wikipedia you know lol
Lovely.
What a beautiful building. Gives me chills. There's something haunting about it.
The founder of the Chapel, King Henry VI, was murdered in the Tower of London in 1471. The Tudor Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII completed the Chapel in the early 16th Century. The Chapel has a very eventful history, but is completely intact, including all the 16th Century stained glass windows. Walking in the Chapel is like walking back in time, so you're probably picking up on all of that.
Same here. It's so beautiful. I need to see it.
ds1868 i know this is late but where is this
I have the same thought it just feels like there is a presence but you can't put your finger on it and it feels like you're being judged
Cole Snellgrove would like to walk around it at night no lights tour. I always wanted to do that in a big cathedral.
I listened to this many many times over the course of a few years and I can not not tear up when listening. Thank you for this.
LYRICS:
Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam.
Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me.
Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper.
Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris.
Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea.
Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi.
Asperges me hysopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata.
Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele.
Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis.
Ne proiicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me.
Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me.
Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur.
Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam.
Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam.
Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non delectaberis.
Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum, et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies.
Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut aedificentur muri Ierusalem.
Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes, et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos.
Source: Musixmatch
English translation
This translation is from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and is used in Ivor Atkins' English edition of the Miserere (published by Novello):
Have mercy upon me, O God: after Thy great goodness.
According to the multitude of Thy mercies, do away mine offences.
Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness: and cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me.
Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified in Thy saying, and clear when Thou art judged.
Behold, I was shapen in wickedness: and in sin hath my mother conceived me.
But lo, Thou requirest truth in the inward parts: and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.
Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice.
Turn Thy face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds.
Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence: and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
O give me the comfort of Thy help again: and stablish me with Thy free Spirit.
Then shall I teach Thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall be converted unto Thee.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou that art the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness.
Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall shew [show] Thy praise.
For Thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it Thee: but Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.
The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt Thou not despise.
O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young bullocks upon Thine altar.
Thank you❤
Salmo 51
Beautiful, i needed this.
Thank you.
@@starfirechris4415 ?
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1:39-1:58 listening to this segment through the recording is beautiful, but experiencing this live must be something else 😇 what an angelic voice.
Agree 100%!
Human voice
No Helium needed
@@ElectroWolfZ7lmao helium balloon guy reference
@@anonymoususer8274its the same channel that uploaded the original video😂
The music is based off of Psalms 51! King David is crying to God, because he has sinned. He feels ashamed for putting his best friend on the front line. He did this so his best friend would die and King David could be with his best friends wife Bathsheba. I would love to have this sung at my funeral mass.
It wasnt his best friend.it was a soldier in his army.
Nelly- you are correct!
Maybe it's based on mythical gods. Zeus is morning the death of posideon
@@NellyBlack91 he's one of his friend tho
why are you king david-
Ive been surrounded by churches and choirs since being a child, thanks to my parents and the areas ive lived in. I just love the ambience and acoustics churches give off. Like a holy pathway to a higher thought plain.
I'm sikh from india and i love church choir. Its pure heaven.
Yr eh death te gaya jnda??
armaan,
Did you actually mean "deat" instead of "death" ? i.e. "Yr eh deat te gaya jnda??"
Therefore: "What is this, a soldier is coming??"
I don't think anyone cares if you're religious or not, just listen to this beautiful piece of music. It's what music is for, to be enjoyed. Not to be argued over.
Same
Seb Weatherill and without the religion it wouldn't have been created either
I agree 100%
I disagree
Mmmm very nice message, but wrong. The goal of this music is not aesthetic but rather spiritual and pastoral. It was not written “to be enjoyed”, as modern music is, but to glorify God and to pray.
I'll never forget when I first heard this sung at mass and it was a cathedral church. The acoustics of that church were phenomenal. The high C note would just send chills down your spine if you ever have the opportunity to hear this in a cathedral. Beautiful masterpiece
It sounds as I'm in heaven and entering the gates seeing the wounds in the palms of Jesus as he shows them to our Father God and says by my wounds he is saved and I fall and worship him at his feet and cast my crown down before him and know I am at peace forever more not to be worried with what used to bourdon my soul. Thank you Jesus for considering us and giving your life for us sinners. Thank you for bridging that void between us and the Father. Do with me as you must Lord, mold me in the way you see fit and place me in your will, not mine but yours.
Oh my god. When I was a small child I think I must have heard this piece of music, and I remember hearing that angelic part around 1:40 in my head at various occasions when I was a kid (basically like an auditory hallucination, which I've never been prone to otherwise). I've be waiting for years to hear this again so I could confirm that I hadn't come up with it myself as a child haha. I'm not a religious person, but that specific part of this piece is transcendent. That, and "angelic" are the only words that seem appropriate to describe it
Tom Meakin same, besides that vine I remember hearing it somewhere else
I swear i have heard it before, and i am not eaven religious. It is just so so beautiful!
I can relate so bad. I love it.
Tom Meakin thank you for not disrespecting people’s religions- from a chirtstan
Wasn't this song in the church scene in Home Alone?
It’s incredible what the human voice can compose. Especially considering most of these boys are under 18.
Old comment but that's exactly why they are so young
Testosterone kills your vocal ability lol
That's WHY they're boys under 18. And it's why castrati existed; boys who were castrated to prevent puberty and preserve their voices.
if you do vocal coaching before your voice drops, you can be trained to keep the higher vocal range, no need for surgery
@@elmerandrewcrowley2822 doesn't it also has to do with your vocal cords' thickness which changes during puberty (corr. if wrong obv.)? And if so would training really be able to negate these effects?
@@accannam1681 checkout counter tenors :) e.g dimash is a pretty known one. It's no guarantee with vocal training but it can prevent that. Actually castrati sounded pretty bad In comparison to some counter tenors !
One of my favourite things about this piece, outside of being stunning, is originally, this piece was not to be sung outside of the Vatican. However, when Mozart travelled to hear it, he went home and transcribed the whole lot by memory and that is how we have access to it today.
Ben Kidd 👏 that Wolfgang dude was a badass when he was like 15 😂
What a mad lad
It was Mozart's biggest regret.
Cody copeland why?
This is true. Kept secret for 200 years.
I am a Muslim but Christian hymns are very relaxing and touch the soul
@@Atheist.666.rezo por tu conversión, que despiertes en la fe y Jesucristo sea luz en tu vida. Dios te bendiga y la Santísima Virgen María ruegue por ud y San José lo ampare en la vida y en la muerte.
Same goes for muslim hymns...
Brother music is haram😅 u know it 😢 for and yes jesus was a prophet not a god only God is Allah because that's the ONLY religion which is perfect just like a god
@@shahfaisal8330 Jesús es el Hijo de Dios que fue dado para el perdón de todos nuestros pecados, incluso de uds musulmanes. Y Dios es Uno y Trino (Dios, Hijo y Espíritu Santo). Quién como Dios, Nadie como Dios. Dios los bendiga.
@@shahfaisal8330I have a genuine question.
Why is music considered haram? I can understand secular music, especially most modern secular music.
I just cannot imagine music being anything but a special gift from God.
I used earphones to hearing this and it's more beautiful and peaceful.
man...I wanted to see the kid singing the high part...but every time he sang it they just filmed the ceiling?!?
Hahahaha so true!
Pause at 1:15. Helium boy you're looking for is pretty much directly behind (a smidge to the left) the younger kid with glasses who's singing that really high bit :)
+Al Demon I know WHO sang it...I just wanted to watch him sing it ^^
+Adina V acTUALLY, the ceiling is singing the high part.
David Holaday :D :D
I am not religious myself but this is an example of the beauty faith has brought forth: music and astonishing churches/cathedrals/abbeys etc.
Music far proceeds religion ;)
I'm muslim and I'm really enjoying this😉
This is more on european culture than religion. Islam has never produced music with similar power and appeal.
Darren Lustre actually yes they have and there called “adhans” you should look them up! There are also really beautiful and powerful along with this amazing song too!
Okay? Good for you? Who fucking cares.
The voice of Tom Pickard is incredible. I come often just to hear him. He truly feels so angelic and ethereal
I'm not a church person but this, this is a masterpiece!
Are you atheist
You don't have to be a church person to have a relationship with God.
Well, Jesus and his Holy Mother are waiting for you.
@@joyk979 I'm spiritual and I still represent God without going to church
@@theerealistdon babatunde is the god of laughter
Man.. What a church.. What acoustics.. What a choir.. What a composition..And you could go on...
[Latin]
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam
Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem mean
Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me
Quoniam iniquitatem mean ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper
Tibi soli peccavi et malum, coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris
Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum : et in peccatis concepit me mater mea
Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti : incerta et occula sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi
Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor : lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam, et exsultabunt ossa humiliata
Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis : et omnes iniquitates meas dele
Cor mundum crea in me, Deus : et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis
Ne projicias me a facie tua : et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me
Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui : et spiritu principali confirma me
Docebo iniquos vias tuas : et impii ad te convertentur
Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae : et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam
Domine, labia mea aperies : et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam
Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique : holocaustis non dedectaberis
Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus : cor contritum et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies
Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion : ut ædificentur muri Jerusalem
Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos
[English]
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness
In your great tenderness wipe away my faults;
Wash me clean of my guilt, purify me from my sin
For I am well aware of my faults, I have my sin constantly in mind
Having sinned against none other than you, having done what you regard as wrong. You are just when you pass sentence on me, blameless when you give judgment
You know I was born guilty, a sinner from the moment of conception
Yet, since you love sincerity of heart, teach me the secrets of wisdom
Purify me with hyssop until I am clean; wash me until I am whiter than snow
Instill some joy and gladness into me, let the bones you have crushed rejoice again
Hide your face from my sins, wipe out all my guilt
God, create a clean heart in me, put into me a new and constant spirit
Do not banish me from your presence, do not deprive me of your holy spirit
Be my saviour again, renew my joy, keep my spirit steady and willing;
And I shall teach transgressors the way to you, and to you the sinners will return
Save me from death, God my saviour, and my tongue will acclaim your righteousness;
Lord, open my lips, and my mouoth will speak out your praise
Sacrifice gives you no pleasure, were I to offer holocaust, you would not have it
My sacrifice is this broken spirit, you will not scorn this crushed and broken heart
Show your favour graciously to Zion, rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
Then there will be proper sacrifice to please you - holocaust and whole oblation - and young bulls to be offered on your altar
Helpful
Thats a great mix from king David psalms and praise the lord!
Thank you .
Thank you May God bless you 🕆
Holocaust?
I cannot fathom hearing this, one of the most beautiful compositions ever created, in a cathedral such as this. The music must just go through you and change your DNA at this level
I'm neither a Christian nor a church person
But it hits straight to the heart
Lets join us :)
@@flenjonh5002 It would be great if he became a Christian like us .
Forget your condescension. You are pissing on their perfection
Dear Thomas, forget your connection with drinking and try connecting with Christianity.
Music is a wonderful thing.
my ears are blessed
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Heresderrick my ears are having an orgasm
The voices...dear God I can't help but shut my eyes. Heavenly music
The way this brings me to a state of Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication, is proof that the discipline of the faith of the Catholic Church is Living inspiration of the a Holy Spirit.
This sound echoing across the Kings College Chapel must have sounded epic to hear live. Its incredibly haunting looking at the images of the inside of the chapel and the period of history relative to its phases of construction. So much blood lost in that period of Henry VI whos father was king at Agincourt, towards the end of the hundred years war , the wars of the Roses through to the reign of Henry VIII , Dissolution and the Protestant Reformation. Also a peak in english gothic architecture when the perpendicular was at its most beautiful
Nice contextualization, thank you. Just one detail: protestant revolution, not reformation. Not the mother of all heresies, but definitely the most promiscuous one.
Sacred music is forever one of my favorites. The gregorian chants and the mysticism behind the music is so heart warming. As a catholic I truly feel closer to the god I believe.
No autotune, no background tracks, no instruments at all. Yet here we are ….
That's true. Singers of our generation are Fake. It's really sad.
I absolutely love choral music. I think it’s better than modern music sometimes ❤️
the voice is an instrument
This most every song sang in Islamic faith that's sunnah, they're all sang using the voice and the voice itself is the instrument.
yes, we are.
What an incredible musical piece, especially the vocals. Truly spiritual, angelic, mystical and haunting. One of the most spectacular musical pieces I've ever heard. Truly magnificent.
'Miserere mei, Deus' Original Latin Lyrics
Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam.
Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me.
Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper.
Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris.
Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea.
Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi.
Asperges me hysopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata.
Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele.
Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis.
Ne proiicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me.
Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me.
Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur.
Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam.
Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam.
Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non delectaberis.
Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum, et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies.
Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut aedificentur muri Ierusalem.
Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes, et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos.
'Miserere mei, Deus' English Translation
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
According unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies remove my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquities, and cleanse me from my sin.
I knowingly confess my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Against Thee only have I sinned, and done evil before Thee: that they may be justified in Thy sayings, and might they overcome when I am judged.
But behold, I was formed in iniquity: and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, Thou desirest truth in my innermost being: and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.
Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, make me whiter than snow.
Open my ears and make me hear of joy and gladness: and my bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
Turn away Thy face from my sins: and remember not all my misdeeds.
Create in me a clean heart, O God: and make anew a righteous spirit within my body.
Do not cast me away from Thy presence: and take not Thy holy spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
I will teach those that are unjust Thy ways: and sinners shall be converted unto Thee.
Deliver me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness.
O Lord, open my lips: and my mouth shall spring forth Thy praise.
For Thou desirest no sacrifice, where others would: with burnt offerings Thou wilt not be delighted.
Sacrifices of God are broken spirits: dejected and contrite hearts, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
Deal favorably, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure unto Zion: build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with small and large burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon your altar.
..this man deserves some respect. Even if he copy and pasted it.
Thank you for the words and translation
Oh man I wish they play such kinda of music in churches today
Again I think they are singing Psalm
this comment is so under liked!!
This invokes a sense of Christ's impeccable holiness and purity. Let the tears flow in admiration..
Amen
fax
I'm an atheist but I cried when I heard this , this is really beautiful.
@@Chuyu142 Me too, art is universal brother even tho religion tries to have a copyright on it.
Yeah, helps forget about all the babies that die of AIDS.
Im a muslim myself and i honestly love to listen to church hymns❤ it is relaxing, sending love to all of you guys
you are welcome ;)
They are singing PSA 51
But same thing with me. I am a Muslim but this music touches my soul
that means yu are actually cristian
You know it's haram right?
This moved me to tears. It’s how I imagine heaven sounds like. Truly beautiful
That sudden switch at the very end from minor to major is just life changing. Flips the whole tone of the piece.
That modulation is known as a Picardy Third (not because it originated from the Picardy region of France but because that region's name is derived from the Old/New French "picart"/"piquant": "sharp", so named because that region's favoured weapon at the time, the Middle Ages, was the "pic" i.e. "pike", a very large, tapering thrusting-spear, the English term itself being similarly derived from the German/Anglo-Saxon term "picken" for obviously "pick"/"pierce", as of course did the English tool name "pick"). However the development of the Picardy Third device in music didn't occur during the Middle Ages but the Renaissance, from which period of course comes Allegri's Miserere.
Below is a another great example with a Picardy Third ending from the Renaissance.
Salvator Mundi by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) who was court and church composer for Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
This rendition is performed by St Paul's Cathedral Choir (3 min 14 sec)
m.ua-cam.com/video/tiQchGstGQI/v-deo.html
@@michaelswan2991 A kind sir, mr swan 🫡
My pleasure. (And thanks also for the respectful terms, but "Michael"s fine) 🙂
@@michaelswan2991 Yes, my liege.
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It is almost too painful to bear such a beauty. I adore Allegri's Miserere.
I want to meet the kid who has the voice of an angel😭
Rayne Peacock A woman can do it too though. The same exact note and they do sound the same
Nah, he's probably hit puberty by now.
@@moondog_radio except if they cut his testicles so he can always sounds like that
Juan Maruli I wonder how they figured out that would work.
I am in no way religious but I would pay a good sum of money to go to this chapel and listen to this heavenly song, absolutely phenomenal, the architecture, the sound, everything is just amazing
This is the beauty of the Catholic Church. The traditional Latin mass, the architecture and the music; It is all a part of what has always has been there for us but something we have decided to abandon in recent decades. Our Lord's love for us is unconditional. There are only few of us traditionalists left, who are fighting for the preservation of our culture and our heritage, and most importantly the true faith we hold so dear to our hearts. It would be an honour to see you join us in the fight for our survival in the church of the Lord, our God. I hope to see you there.
The great thing about church is that it's free! You only donate if you want to :)
ESCkape,
This type of choral repertoire is by no means
exclusive to traditional Catholics. The choir
in this video is Anglican and such a repertoire
is prevalent in many Catholic, and virtually all
Anglican, cathedrals in the British C'mnwealth,
the USA & many European/European heritage
countries. (By the way, I'm a former member
of a flourishing Catholic cathedral choir)
But even more to the point, such a repertoire
is already equally, if not more, relevant to you
and people like yourself because the primary
issue in Christianity is not faith -
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking
"Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”
So Jesus called a child to come & stand in front
of them and said "I assure you that unless you
change and become like children you will never
enter the Kingdom of heaven. The greatest in
the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles
himself and becomes like this child. And whoever
welcomes in my name one such child as this,
welcomes me." (Matt. 18 1-5 GNT)
"I may be able to speak the language of men
and of angels but if I have no love, my speech
is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell.
I may have the gift of inspired preaching,
I may have all knowledge & understand all mysteries,
I may have all the faith needed to move mountains,
but if I have no love, I am nothing." (1 Cor. 13 1-2 GNT)
@@Wilantonjakov It's an Anglican choir, in an Anglican chapel, singing an Anglican arrangement of Miserere Mei.
Why does this music make me cry? I'm pretty reserved but... this is a piece of art.
Same
+JohannaMueller57 aleast he gets some
Mar Mis
some? tears?
Because Religion is bullshit, and the language we created helps us to communicate and survive.But if you want to try to explain the universe a beautiful melody can explain it better then any language on this planet.
Maybe you feel like crying because the culture that built this art is quickly eroding away.
Im reading a book called A terrible kindness about a young man training to a chorister. He has to learn this piece,im an atheist but these gorgeous pure voices really did something to me no wonder believers feel closer to God! To be in a cathedral listening to these angelic voices must be a spiritual joyful experience beautiful just so beautiful.
Jesus Christ loves you. He is the truth, the way and the life.
Saludos desde Spain
Just finished this book & decided to look up this song. What a book... what a song. 💔
@melaniewithers4802 oh I'm so pleased! I'm halfway through and am loving every turn of the page,and to have the opportunity to actually hear the music portrayed really brought it to life,a very special experience.
Here because of the book as well! Didn't expect to see this comment, especially seen it's so recent!
@vic_huimang I'm three quarters of the way through and I'm so invested, I loved that I could Google Miserere and immerse myself in it,I listen to it each time I read it,I want to hear Myfanwy next
I am not a Christian and I am a Sunni Muslim. However, I don't know why I like listening to this sound all the time. I don't know why I remember it all the time. I don't know what's on my mind
Bible Psalm 50/51
This is truly a piece of art. It is so graceful and peaceful. I listen to this song almost every week. Amazing!
Liturgical music is the greatest glory of European choral culture.
so true.
I remember singing this when i was in a church choir. The hairs on the back of my neck stand up still 30 years later.
You sang this?
3-year old me when I was in idk, a temple heared a song(not this one) and my weak emotions kicked into reaction.
I can't imagine what this song can do to a young kid's emotions
This song is so beautiful, I thank God for bringing me here now. It was really a blessing to listen to these voices.
How? How is the human voice able to perform this? How is this real. I’m speechless and In love with this art
Someone hasn’t heard vitas
@@madcatlover7554 blblblblblblbl ahaha
What is this beauty? What is this splendor? It is indeed divine voices that came down from the heavens' paradise. As a devout Muslim, I thought of becoming a Protestant and living in England because of this angelic chant. I really can't sleep one day without listening to it. It gives me great strength and tremendous energy. My tears couldn't hold themselves when I listened to them. It descends quickly in succession with feelings of sadness and joy flirts with my broken heart. Really greatness for Christianity. And all thanks to the great Cambridge University for this great heavenly recitation 💝❤🏴⛪✝️❤💝
Would you like to become Christian? I could lead you into the salvation prayer. (BTW: I live in England)
Repent to the Lord and saviour Jesus Christ and you shall be saved. Glory to God!
Non è protestante ma cattolico di Santa Romana chiesa prodotto da un Italiano
@@agostinialfredo6998 the church is ‘protestant’, though. They are Anglican, if I recall well it’s the CofE.
Wow. Came here from the helium video and this is so incredibly beautiful. Definitely perked my interest in choir.
Everytime I hear this choir performing this masterpiece, it always bring tears to me. Something related to angels must be on it to make me cry the way it does.
This is what the gate to heaven sounds like
probably even more beautiful
Gabriel Johnson waaayyyyy more beautiful
@@monkekingmonke5 wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more beautiful
@@Sain-t777 *waaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy* more beautiful
Spiritual Devotion - Music tremendous waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more beautiful