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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2021-09-12}} {{CPDLno|65741}} [[Media:Caustun-ShewUs_(high).pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Caustun-ShewUs_( | *{{PostedDate|2021-09-12}} | ||
{{Editor|Jason Smart|2021-09-12}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|4| | :{{CPDLno|65742}} '''Original pitch for TTBarB: ''' [[Media:Caustun-ShewUs_(low).pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Caustun-ShewUs_(low).mid|{{mid}}]] | ||
:{{EdNotes|}} | :{{CPDLno|65741}} '''Transposed up a major third for AATB: '''[[Media:Caustun-ShewUs_(high).pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Caustun-ShewUs_(high).mid|{{mid}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Jason Smart|2021-09-12}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|4|201}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|Edited from John Day's 'Certaine Notes' (1565). Original note values retained.}} | |||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|Shew us, O Lord}} | {{Title|Shew us, O Lord}} | ||
{{Composer|Thomas Causton}} | {{Composer|Thomas Causton}} | ||
{{Lyricist|}}<br> | {{Lyricist|}}<br> | ||
{{Voicing|4| | {{Voicing|4|TTBB, AATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments| | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1565}} | {{Pub|1|1565}} | ||
{{Descr|Probably composed during the reign of King Edward VI (r.1547-1553), this simple anthem for men sets a translation of two antiphons from the pre-Reformation service of Compline.}} | {{Descr|Probably composed during the reign of King Edward VI (r.1547-1553), this simple anthem for men sets a translation of two antiphons from the pre-Reformation service of Compline.}} | ||
{{#ExtWeb:}} | {{#ExtWeb:}} | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English| | {{Text|English| | ||
Shew us, O Lord, the light of thy countenance, | |||
that we being delivered | |||
from the darkness of our hearts | |||
may come to the very light, which is Christ. | |||
And thou Lord preserve us while we be waking | |||
and keep us while we be sleeping, | |||
that we may wake with Christ, | |||
and take rest in peace.}} | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Renaissance music]] | [[Category:Renaissance music]] |
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- (Posted 2021-09-12)
- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2021-09-12). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 201 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
- Edition notes: Edited from John Day's 'Certaine Notes' (1565). Original note values retained.
General Information
Title: Shew us, O Lord
Composer: Thomas Causton
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicings: TTBB or AATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1565
Description: Probably composed during the reign of King Edward VI (r.1547-1553), this simple anthem for men sets a translation of two antiphons from the pre-Reformation service of Compline.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
Shew us, O Lord, the light of thy countenance,
that we being delivered
from the darkness of our hearts
may come to the very light, which is Christ.
And thou Lord preserve us while we be waking
and keep us while we be sleeping,
that we may wake with Christ,
and take rest in peace.