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The following is O Heavenly God performed by Kathryn Summersett and Paul Kieffer. This performance was part of Vox Reflexa's "Musick for Kynges and Queens concert series at St. Meinrad Archabbey.

O Heavenly God

O Heavenly God, O Father dere, cast doune thy tender eye,
Upon a wretche which prostrate here, before thy throne doeth lye: O powre thy precious oyle of grace, into my wounded harte, O let the dropps of mercie swage, the rigour of my smarte

They blessed will I have despised, upon a stubborne mynde: And to the swaie of worldly thyings, myself I have enclinde: Forgettying heaven, and heavenly powers, where God and saincts do dwel My life had likt to tread the path, that leads the waie to hell.

Sith thus therefore with yernfull plain, I doe thy mercie crave
O Lorde for thy greate mercies sake, let me thy mercie have: Restore to life the wretched soule, that else is like to dye,So shall my voyce unto thy name, syng praise eternally.


The vocal ensemble Vox Reflexa meaning "Echoed Voices", strives to present at the highest level, contemporary polyphony rooted in western medieval tradition. The ensemble has been heralded as "[a] balanced group of beautiful voices that brought the audience to its feet several times. The concert was a rousing success for all concerned. (Journal and Courier, 2010)" Vox Reflexa has performed throughout the Mid-West and recently completed a tour in Quito, Ecuador for the X Festival Internacional: Música Sacra.
Also dedicated to the performance of early music, Vox Reflexa is able to present historically informed performances from a variety of repertories and utilize the vast network of musicologists, theorists, performers, and bibliographic resources at Indiana University. The members of Vox Reflexa are young professionals and alumni of the Jacobs School of Music and the Early Music Institute at Indiana University who hold advanced degrees from the finest institutions from the USA, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The ensemble was founded in 2009 by Benjamin L. Geier and is based in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

The Vox Reflexa website: www.voxreflexa.com