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The Improperia is a series of twelve antiphons and responses, in which Our Lord Jesus Christ reminds of us all He has done for us and our ingratitude towards Him. It is traditionally sung during the adoration of the Cross in the Mass of the Presanctified on Good Friday.
(This video only includes the first part (three verses) of the Improperia.)
My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me.
For I led you out of the land of Egypt, but you have prepared a cross for your Savior.O holy God!
O holy God!
O holy strong One!
O holy strong One!
O holy immortal One, have mercy on us.
O holy immortal One, have mercy on us!For I led you through the wilderness forty years,
And fed you with manna, and brought you into a land exceeding good;
But you have prepared a cross for your Savior.O holy God! …
What more ought I have done for you that I have not done?
Indeed I planted you, my most beautiful vineyard,
and you have become exceeding bitter to me;
In my thirst you gave me vinegar to drink,
And with a lance you have pierced the side of your Savior.O holy God! …
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Good Friday, 22 April 2011
