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O God, Thou Art my God (Psalm 63:1-5,8) – Henry Purcell

Posted on January 31, 2016 Posted in Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)

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¹O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

²To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

³Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

⁴Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

⁵My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

⁸My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

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O God, Thou Art my God, composed by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Henry Purcell: O God, Thou Art my God (SATB)

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Composed by Henry Purcell (1659-1695). Edited by Anthony Lewis and Nigel Fortune. Music Sales America. Baroque, Choral. 12 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV460005. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14023701).

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Come, let’s rejoice (Psalm 95:1-2) – John Amner

Posted on January 24, 2016 Posted in Amner, John (1579-1641)

Psalm 95:1-2 [paraphrased]

¹O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

²Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

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Come, let’s rejoice (pub. 1615) composed by John Amner (1579-1641)

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Composed by John Amner. Edited by Ronald A. Nelson. Main Key: G Major. Sacred, Concert. Octavo. 8 pages. Duration 1 minute 29 seconds. Published by Hinshaw Music Inc. (HI.HMC1232).

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Ich aber bin elend [But I am poor] (Psalm 69:29; Exodus 34:6-7) – Johannes Brahms

Posted on January 17, 2016 Posted in Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)

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Psalm 69:29; Exodus 34:6-7 [German]

²⁹But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

⁶And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

⁷Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

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Ich aber bin elend (composed 1889) Op. 110, No. 1, from Drei Motetten, Op. 110 [Three Motets], composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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