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Trust in the Lord. with all thine heart, and lean not into thine own understanding. Pass under this sign whenever you enter St John’s Church Hall, Knypersley, Staffordshire, Great Britain (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Proverbs 3:1-12

1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Let thine heart (2010 or 2011) by Owain Park (b. 1993)


Performed by the Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir, conducted by Joy Hill, with Daniel Moult, piano, and Eleanor Ruth Tinlin, oboe.
This anthem was written for the King James Bible Composition Awards 2011, and was a finalist, appearing on BBC Radio 3’s ‘The Choir’ in June 2011.

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Headstone in a small family cemetery, located in the Holly Springs National Forest in North Mississippi near Baker’s Pond, the source of the Wolf River. The inscription visible in the image reads “Died Jan. 8 1907 May the resurrection find thee on the bosom of thy God.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1 Thessalonians 4:14,18

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

If we believe (first published in 1890), composed by John Goss (1800-1880)


Performed by Midlands Chorale

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T. Tertius Noble
Thomas Tertius Noble

Ephesians 4:30-32

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God (1915) by T. Tertius Noble (1867-1953). To read interesting notes about Noble and listen to another excellent performance of this anthem, visit the Music at Trinity blog (Trinity Episcopal Church, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina).

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God - T. Tertius Noble

Performed at Saint Clement’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, May 19, 2013

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Grieve Not the Holy Spirit of God by T. Tertius Noble. Choir Sacred. SATB choir. Choral (Sacred); Choral Octavo; Worship Resources. H.W. Gray. Sacred. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music.

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English: The Brazen Serpent, as in Numbers 21:9, by James Tissot (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

John 3:14-15 [Latin]

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Sicut Moses, BuxWV97 (1681), by Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1638-1707)

D. Buxtehude - Sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem, BuxWV 97

Performed by John Holloway, Emma Kirkby, Manfredo Kraemer, Jaap ter Linden, Lars Ulrik Mortensen

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Sicut Moses (Solokantate fur Singstimme und Instrumente (nur lateinisch). Der Partitur liegen die Instrumentalstimmen bei). By Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707). Edited by Matthaei, Karl. For Soprano solo, Violin (2), Violoncello, Basso continuo. Score; Set of Parts. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

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Julius Reubke (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 94:1-2; 3,6-7; 17,19; 22-23

(I. Grave – Larghetto)

1 O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!

2 Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!

(II. Allegro con fuoco)

3 O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?

6 They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;

7 and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

(III. Adagio)

17 If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.

19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

(IV. Allegro)

22 But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.

23 He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.

Organ Sonata on the 94th Psalm in C minor (finished April 1857 and premiered June 17, 1857) by Julius Reubke (1834-1858). All Music description of the work here. For detailed musical analysis, see this paper by Katelin Hansen.


Performed by Maria Rie Shiikawa

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94th Psalm (Sonata For Organ). By Julius Reubke (1834-1858). Edited by Hermann Keller. For organ. Classical Period. Difficulty: medium. Organ solo book. Introductory text. 27 pages. Published by Edition Peters

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English: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary, Moscow. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 25:6-7

6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

Call to remembrance by Richard Farrant (c.1530-1580)


Performed by The Byron Consort (29 March 2012), Immaculate Conception RC Cathedral, Moscow, Russia

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Call to remembrance by Richard Farrant (1525-1580). Arranged by Anthony Greening. For SATB choir & organ. Mixed Voices. Tudor Church Music. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 2′. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193521216). ISBN 9780193521216. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. 10 x 7 inches. For SATB and organ.

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English: Oil painting of Franz Schubert, after an 1825 watercolor (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 92:1-8 (Hebrew)

1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:

2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

5 O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

8 But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.

Psalm 92, D 953 (July 1828), by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Psalm 92 - Schubert - David Serero (2010)

Performed by Choeur de la synagogue de Copernic
Soloist: David Serero

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Tov L’hodos (It Is Good to Give Thanks) by Louis Lewandowski (1821-1894). SATB. Choral. Jewish. 18 pages. Transcontinental Music  

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Antonio Vivaldi by François Morellon la Cave; 1725
Antonio Vivaldi by François Morellon la Cave; 1725 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 147:12-20 [Latin]

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

Lauda Jerusalem RV609 (1720s?), by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

A. VIVALDI - Lauda Jerusalem - RV 609 - CORO PIAZZOLA

Performed by CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF Piazzola sul Brenta – PD
Directed by Maestro Paolo Piana
Soloists soprano Stefania Fugolo and Julia Rinaldi

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Lauda Jerusalem RV609 (Vocal Score). By Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). Edited by Vilmos Lesko. For Choral, Orchestra, Piano (SATB). Choral Large Works. 50 pages. Published by Ricordi. Psalm 147 for 4 Sopranos, 2 SATB Choirs and Double Orchestra. English and Latin Text.

Isaiah 63:15

15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

O Lord, look down from Heaven (1765?), anthem by Jonathan Battishill (1738-1801) 


Performers unknown, at Holy Trinity Church Choir in Stratford Upon Avon, Italy Tour 2008

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Bruckner circa 1860
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Psalm 45:14b-15 [Latin: Psalm 44:15-16 (Vulgate)]

14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.

Afferentur regi, offertory motet for chorus and 3 trombones, WAB1 (1861), by Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Bruckner: Afferentur regi (UniversitätsChor München)

Performed by University of North Texas College of Music

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Afferentur (There were brought in gladness virgins pure and lovely) by Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Edited by Gunter Graulich. For SATB Choir, 3 trombones, [Organ]. F-Dur (F major). German title: Afferentur regi. Psalms. Level 2. Full score. Language: Latin/English. Composed 1861. WAB 1. 8 pages. Duration 2 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag.

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