Prevent Us, O Lord (William Byrd)

From ChoralWiki

Music files

       = BROKEN LINK    = PDF FILE    = MIDI FILE    = POSTSCRIPT FILE   Music Program = NOTATION FILE
= EXTERNAL SITE (DISCLAIMER)    = EXTERNAL PDF FILE    = EXTERNAL MIDI FILE    = SCORE ERROR    = HELP

• CPDL #16278:

Editor: Robin Doveton (submitted 2008-03-01).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 123 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scored for the original 5 parts, SAATB.

• CPDL #349:

Editor: Christopher Braginetz (submitted 1999-10-19).   Score information: 284 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Scored for SATB - second counter-tenor part removed (see notes on PDF).

General Information

Title: Prevent Us, O Lord
Composer: William Byrd

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

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

Text from the Book of Common Prayer

English text

Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour,
and further us with thy continual help,
that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee
we may glorify thy holy Name,
and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.