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O God, wherefore art thou | O God, wherefore art thou absent fom us so long, | ||
why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture? | why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture? | ||
O think upon thy congregation, | O think upon thy congregation, | ||
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- (Posted 2019-04-26) CPDL #54062:
- Editor: Tim Pratt (submitted 2019-04-26). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 344 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: O God, wherefore art thou absent
Composer: William Child
Lyricist: Psalm 74 v1&2create page
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: c.1639 Peterhouse Partbooks (Latter Caroline Set)
Description: One of Child's settings used to comment on contemporary political effents from a Laudian perspective: in this case, the conflict between Charles I and the Long Parliament c. 1640- 1642
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Original text and translations
English text
O God, wherefore art thou absent fom us so long,
why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture?
O think upon thy congregation,
whom thou hast purchased and redeemed of old.