Gibbons, Orlando (1583-1625)

John 1: 19-23 – [And] This is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

And he confessed and denied not, and said plainly, I am not the Christ.

And they asked him, What art thou then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

Then said they unto him, What art thou? that we may give an answer unto them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

And he said, I am the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord.

Saint John the Baptist, painting by Bernardo Zenale (d. 1526) kept at the Grenoble museum. Translation of
Saint John the Baptist, painting by Bernardo Zenale (d. 1526) kept at the Grenoble museum. Translation of “Ego vox clamantis” is “I am the voice of one crying…”

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“This is the record of John,” a 5 voice sacred verse anthem composed by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), from the Peterhouse Partbooks: Latter Caroline Set (John Cosin)

This is the record of John - Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) - Kampen Boys Choir (NL)

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Simeon and the Christ child, glass by Kempe, 1926, in St. Botolph's church, Boston. Photo by J.Hannan-Briggs
Simeon and the Christ child, glass by Kempe, 1926, in St. Botolph’s church, Boston. Photo by J.Hannan-Briggs / CC BY 2.0

Luke 2:29-32

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace; according to thy word; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people, To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

[Glory be to the Father…]

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Nunc Dimittis, from the short service, published in The First Book of Selected Church Musick (1641) by John Barnard, composed by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

VOCES8: Nunc Dimittis by Orlando Gibbons

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Orlando Gibbons - Portrait by an unknown artist
Orlando Gibbons 

Psalm 38:1 [English]

1 O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak:
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed.
My soul is also sore troubled:
but, Lord, how long wilt thou punish me?
O save me, for thy mercy’s sake.

O Lord, in thy wrath, composed by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

O Lord in Thy Wrath - Orlando Gibbons

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English: Interior of the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Old Bolingbroke “Sing ye praises with understanding”, which is from Psalm 47:7 Carved into the organ surround. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 47:1-9b

1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

O clap your hands, first performed in 1622 and composed by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

O Clap your hands, by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

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Luke 1:46-55

46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

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Magnificat, from Orlando Gibbons’ (1583-1625) Short Service

Magnificat, from Orlando Gibbons' (1583 - 1625) Short Service

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Short Service composed by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625). Arranged by Edmund H. Fellowes. For SATB choir, a cappella. Mixed Voices. Tudor Church Music. Sacred, Choral Service. Vocal score. 32 pages. Duration 14′. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193520851).

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English composer Orlando Gibbons, 1583 – 1625 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 6:1-4

1 O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

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O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not (year unknown), by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

O Lord,In Thy Wrath

Performed by Schola Cantorum Sopianensis, Pécs, Hungary, Conductor: Liu Wei, China, in the Teréz Church, Budapest, 2011

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English Church Music, Volume 1: Anthems and Motets by Robert King. Arranged by John Rutter. For SATB choir with keyboard/unaccompanied/basso continuo. Mixed Voices. Oxford Choral Classics Collections. Sacred, Choral Collection. Vocal score. 384 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

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Colossians 3:1-4

1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

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 If ye be risen again with Christ (pre 1620), by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

[Hamoritai] If ye be risen again with Christ / O. Gibbons

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English composer  Orlando Gibbons 1583 – 1625 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Adapted from Matthew 21:9; Luke 19:38

9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

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Hosanna to the Son of David (year unknown) by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

Voices of Ascension - Orlando Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David

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The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems by Christopher Morris. For SATB choir, a cappella. Mixed Voices. Sacred, Choral Collection. 34 anthems. Vocal score. 360 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

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