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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
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<poem>
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, praise thy God, O Sion.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, praise thy God, O Sion.
For kings shall be thy nursing fathers and queens thy nursing mothers.
For kings shall be thy nursing fathers and queens thy nursing mothers.
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Be thou exalted, Lord in thine own strength.
Be thou exalted, Lord in thine own strength.
So will we sing, and praise thy power.
So will we sing, and praise thy power.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.}}
</poem>


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Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2010-03-12).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 51 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: From Cathedral Music, Volume 2 (William Boyce)

General Information

Title: Praise the lord, O Jerusalem
Composer: Jeremiah Clarke
Source of text: Psalm 147 v.12, Isaiah 49 v.23, Psalm 48 v.8, Psalm 21 v.13

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredAnthem

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella but may have been intended to be accompanied ad lib.
Published: 1702

Description: A four part anthem for male voices, performed at the coronation of Queen Anne. Boyce includes a basso continuo part which is probably not by Clarke and is omitted in this edition.

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Original text and translations

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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, praise thy God, O Sion.
For kings shall be thy nursing fathers and queens thy nursing mothers.
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of our God, God upholdeth the same for ever.
Be thou exalted, Lord in thine own strength.
So will we sing, and praise thy power.
Hallelujah.