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Psalm 117: 1-2 – Praise our Lord all ye Gentiles, praise him all ye people, Because his mercy is confirmed upon us, and his truth remaineth for ever. Amen.

First verse of Psalm 117 on Moravian Church bell, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas USVI
First verse of Psalm 117 on Moravian Church bell, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas USVI (Image via Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.)

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“Praise our Lord all ye Gentiles,” sacred anthem composed by William Byrd (1539/1540-1623), and first published in Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets, no. 29 (1611)

VOCES8: Praise Our Lord by William Byrd

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Jeremiah 13:17-18 [Latin] – Weeping [my soul] shall weep, and mine eye shall drop tears, because the flock of our Lord is taken. Say to the king, and to her that ruleth: Be humbled, sit down: because the crown of your glory is come down from your head.

Plorans plorabit, et deducet oculus meus lachrimas meas, quia captus est grex Domini. Dic regi et dominatrici, humiliamini, sedete, quoniam descendit de capite vestro corona gloriae vestrae.

Jeremiah on the ruins of Jerusalem - by Horace Vernet (1789–1868)
Jeremiah on the ruins of Jerusalem – by Horace Vernet (1789–1868) [Image via Wikimedia Commons]

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Plorans plorabit, motet first published in Gradualia I, no. 28 (1605), composed by William Byrd (1539/1540-1623)

Sung by The Byrd Ensemble

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Psalm 81:1-4 – Sing joyfully to God our strength; sing loud unto the God of Jacob! Take the song, bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harp, and the viol. Blow the trumpet in the new moon, even in the time appointed, and at our feast day. For this is a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

From the Utrecht Psalter, blowing a trumpet.
From the Utrecht Psalter, blowing a trumpet.

 

Sing joyfully, by William Byrd (1538/1540-1623), first published in Cathedral Music, Volume 2 (1768)

VOCES8: Sing Joyfully by William Byrd

Sung by VOCES8 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.

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Resurrection of Jesus, by Anton von Werner, Berlin Cathedral
Resurrection of Jesus, by Anton von Werner, Berlin Cathedral

Romans 6:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22

9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Christ rising again (1589), from Songs of sundrie natures, no. 46–47, composed by William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

Performed by Choir of The Queen’s College Oxford

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