William Byrd

Psalm 137:4-7

⁴ How shall we sing the Lord‘s song in a strange land?

⁵ If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

⁶ If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

⁷ Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

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Quomodo Cantabimus (1584), composed by William Byrd (1540/1543-1623)

Performed by The Cardinall’s Musick

BUY MP3/ALBUM

Quomodo cantabimus / Gallicantus / Signum Records

SHEET MUSIC

Super Flumina Babylonis and Quomodo Cantabimus composed by Philippe de Monte; William Byrd. Arranged by Sally Dunkley. For SATB double choir. Mixed Voices. Musica dei Donum. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 48 pages. Duration 12′. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193868175).