My song shall be alway, HWV 252 (George Frideric Handel)

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1. Sonata

• (Posted 2000-10-14)  CPDL #01478:        (Finale 2001)

Editor: Darren Wong (submitted 2000-10-14).   Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 212 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

2. Chorus: My song shall be alway

• (Posted 2000-10-03)  CPDL #01447:        (Finale 1998)

Editor: Darren Wong (submitted 2000-10-03).   Score information: Letter, 23 pages, 306 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

3. Aria: For who is he among the clouds

Tenor solo

5. Duet: The Heavens are thine

• (Posted 2016-01-21)  CPDL #38244:           

Editor: Tulipo Petressian (submitted 2016-01-21).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 75 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Source: Georg Friedrich Haendel's Werke, Deutsche Haendelgesellschaft (Friedrich W. Chrysander), 1871 (IMSLP). For Alto-Bass duo. Includes a keyboard version of the original accompaniment.

7. Aria: Blessed is the people, O Lord

• (Posted 2000-10-14)  CPDL #01479:        (Finale 2001)

Editor: Darren Wong (submitted 2000-10-14).   Score information: Letter, 9 pages, 159 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Soprano solo

8. Chorus: Thou art the glory of their strength

• (Posted 2000-10-03)  CPDL #01448:        (Finale 1998)

Editor: Darren Wong (submitted 2000-10-03).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 106 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: full score.

General Information

Title: My song shall be alway, HWV 252
Composer: George Frideric Handel

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

Language: English
Instruments: 1 oboe, 2 violins, bc/organ

First published:
Description: Chandos Anthem no. 7. Paraphrase of Psalm 89. The music is partly derived from the Te Deum in D (HWV 280).

Opus: HWV 252

External websites:

• Chrysander edition at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

• View the Wikipedia article on Chandos Anthems.

• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.

Original text and translations

English text

2. My song shall be alway of the loving kindness of the Lord.
With my mouth will I ever be showing thy truth
from one generation to another.
The heav'ns shall praise thy wondrous works
and thy truth in the congregation of the saints.

3.

4.

5. The Heavens are thine,
the earth also is thine.
Thou hast laid the foundations of the round world.

6. Blessed is the people,
O Lord, that can rejoice in thee,
they shall walk in the light of thy countenance.

7.

8. Thou art the glory of their strength.
Alleluja.