Catholic Chant
Keeping the Faith through Music
Asperges


Latin English
Asperges me, Domine,
Hyssopo, et mundabor:
Lavabis me,
Et super nivem dealbabor.

Miserere mei, Deus,
Secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.

Gloria Patri, et Filio,
Et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio,
Et nunc, et semper,
Et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen		 Cleanse me, O Lord,
With hyssop, and I shall be made clean:
Wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

Have mercy on me, O God,
According to Your great mercy.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
And to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning,
Is now, and ever shall be,
World without end.
Amen
Media
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12 Latin Chants

Ave Maria
Adoro Te Devote
Regina Caeli
Ave Verum Corpus
Pange Lingua Gloriosi
Parce Domine
Asperges
Ubi Caritas
Attende Domine
Veni Creator Spiritus
Jesu, Dulcis Memoria
Salve Regina
Season: All, except Easter season when Vidi Aquam is sung
Use: Sprinkling rite, at the beginning of Mass

Taken from Psalm 50, these words accompany the sprinkling rite at the outset of Mass.  The final verses of this Psalm tell us that the sacrifice pleasing to God is a contrite spirit, a fitting meditation as we prepare for the Eucharistic sacrifice.