O God of Bethel (Christopher Tye)

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• CPDL #19524:

Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2009-05-20).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 74 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: O God of Bethel
Composer: Christopher Tye
Lyricist: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: The words were added to this music long after the time of Dr. Tye.

External websites:

• Essay on 'borrowing' in Tye's music by Philip Legge

Original text and translations

English text

O God of Bethel, by whose hand Thy people still are fed,
Who through this weary pilgrimage hast all our fathers led:
Our vows and prayers we now present before Thy throne of grace;
God of our fathers, be the God of their succeeding race.