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''Book of Common Prayer'' (1662), The Order for the Burial of the Dead (slightly altered) | |||
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and is full of misery.<br> | and is full of misery.<br> | ||
He cometh up, and is cut down,<br> | He cometh up, and is cut down,<br> | ||
like a | like a flower;<br> | ||
he fleeth as it were a shadow,<br> | he fleeth as it were a shadow,<br> | ||
and ne'er continueth | and ne'er continueth in one stay.<br> | ||
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'''b. In the midst of life''' | '''b. In the midst of life''' | ||
In the midst of life we are in death | In the midst of life we are in death:<br> | ||
of whom may we seek for succour<br> | of whom may we seek for succour,<br> | ||
but of thee, O Lord,<br> | but of thee, O Lord,<br> | ||
who for our sins art justly displeased?<br> | who for our sins art justly displeased?<br> | ||
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Thou knowest, Lord,<br> | Thou knowest, Lord,<br> | ||
the secrets of our hearts | the secrets of our hearts;<br> | ||
shut not | shut not thy merciful ears unto our pray'rs;<br> | ||
but spare us, Lord most holy,<br> | but spare us, Lord most holy,<br> | ||
O God most mighty.<br> | O God most mighty.<br> | ||
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O holy and most merciful Saviour,<br> | O holy and most merciful Saviour,<br> | ||
thou most worthy Judge eternal,<br> | |||
suffer us not, at our last hour,<br> | suffer us not, at our last hour,<br> | ||
for any pains of death,<br> | for any pains of death,<br> | ||
to fall | to fall from thee.<br> | ||
Amen.<br> | |||
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Choral score
- CPDL #6530:
- Editor: Martin Straeten (added 2004-01-17). Score information: A4, 15 pages, 148 kB Copyright: Personal
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- CPDL #4017:
- Editor: Vincent Carpentier (added 2002-09-21)Score information: A4, 10 pages, 1012 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: CPDL #4017: Multiple errors, listed on discussion page See the discussion page for full description.
Canzona (instrumental)
- CPDL #499:
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- Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 1999-11-11). Score information: 32 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Funeral Music for Queen Mary
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: English
Instruments: 4 trumpets and organ
Published: 1695 - for the funeral of Queen Mary.
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Original text and translations
Book of Common Prayer (1662), The Order for the Burial of the Dead (slightly altered)
English text
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a. Man that is born of a woman Man that is born of a woman b. In the midst of life In the midst of life we are in death: |
c. Thou knowest, Lord Thou knowest, Lord, |
Dutch translation
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a. b. |
c. |