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*1. Now shall the praises of the Lord be sung {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | *1. Now shall the praises of the Lord be sung {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | ||
**[[Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*3. Sing praises Isr'el to the Lord {{CC| | *3. Sing praises Isr'el to the Lord {{CC|86. 86 (C.M.)}} | ||
**[[Nunc dimittis (Song 3) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Nunc dimittis (Song 3) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*4. Now in the Lord my heart doth pleasure take 10 10 10 10 10 10 | *4. Now in the Lord my heart doth pleasure take {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | ||
**[[Lord, with what zeal (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Lord, with what zeal (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*5. [[Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) (Orlando Gibbons)|Thy beauty, Israel, is gone]] {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | *5. [[Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) (Orlando Gibbons)|Thy beauty, Israel, is gone]] {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | ||
*9. Come kisse me with those lips of thine {{CC|88 88 88}} | *9. Come kisse me with those lips of thine {{CC|88. 88. 88}} | ||
**[[When Christ was risen from the dead (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[When Christ was risen from the dead (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*13. Oh my Love, how comely now {{CC|77. 77}} | *13. Oh my Love, how comely now {{CC|77. 77}} | ||
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*14. Arise thou North-winde from the North 88 88 8 88 | *14. Arise thou North-winde from the North 88 88 8 88 | ||
**[[Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*18. Who's this, that leaning on her Friend {{CC|886. 886}} | |||
**[[Who's this, that leaning on her friend (Song 18) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | |||
{{mdl}} | {{mdl}} | ||
*20. Lord, I will sing to Thee {{CC|66. 86 (S.M.)}} | *20. Lord, I will sing to Thee {{CC|66. 86 (S.M.)}} | ||
**[[Lord, I will sing to Thee (Song 20) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Lord, I will sing to Thee (Song 20) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
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**[[O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (Song 22) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (Song 22) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
**[[Love of the Father, love of God the Son (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Love of the Father, love of God the Son (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*24. How sad and solitary now (alas) 10 10 10 10 10 10 | *24. How sad and solitary now (alas) {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | ||
**[[From Virgin's womb (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[From Virgin's womb (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*31. Lord, thy answere I did here 77 77 77 | *31. Lord, thy answere I did here {{CC|77. 77. 77}} | ||
**[[Ye that do your Master's will (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Ye that do your Master's will (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*34. The Song of the Angels. Thus Angels sung, and thus sing we {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | *34. The Song of the Angels. Thus Angels sung, and thus sing we {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | ||
**[[Thus Angels sung (Song 34) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Thus Angels sung (Song 34) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*41. Oh all you Creatures of the Lord 88 88 88 | *41. Oh all you Creatures of the Lord {{CC|88. 88. 88}} | ||
**[[Oh all you Creatures of the Lord (Song 41) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Oh all you Creatures of the Lord (Song 41) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*44. Come Holy-Ghost, the Maker, come | *44. Come Holy-Ghost, the Maker, come {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | ||
**[[Come Holy Ghost (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Come Holy Ghost (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
{{btm}} | {{btm}} | ||
===Part II=== | ===Part II=== | ||
*47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord 10 10 10 10 10 10 | *47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | ||
**[[As on the night (Song 46) (Orlando Gibbons)]] "adapted to song 47" | **[[As on the night (Song 46) (Orlando Gibbons)]] "adapted to song 47" | ||
**[[Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
Revision as of 02:47, 1 December 2020
General Information
Publication date and place: 1623 London: George Wither.
Composer: Orlando Gibbons
Facsimile: Edition #316701 on IMSLP
Description:
The 17 'Songs'
Part I
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Part II
- 47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord 10 10. 10 10. 10 10
- As on the night (Song 46) (Orlando Gibbons) "adapted to song 47"
- Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 (Orlando Gibbons)
- 67. When one among the Twelve there was 86. 86 (C.M.)
Gibbons wrote a bass line to the tune, though it seems a full harmony is intended, perhaps filled out by the organ. A number of CPDL editions have editorial alto & tenor parts added.
Works at CPDL
| Title | Year | No. | First Line | Lyricist | Meter | Subgenre | Voices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) | 1623 | 14 | George Wither | 88. 888. 88 | Hymns | unison,SB | |
| Come Holy Ghost | 1623 | 44 | George Wither | Motets | SATB | ||
| Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 | 1623 | 47 | Phineas Fletcher | Hymns | SATB | ||
| Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) | 1623 | 1 | John Chadwick | 10 10. 10 10. 10 10 | Hymns | SATB | |
| From Virgin's womb | 1623 | 24b | Francis Kindlemarsh | Carols | SATB | ||
| Jesu, grant me this I pray | 1623 | 13 | 77. 77 | Hymns | SATB | ||
| Jesu benignissime | 1623 | 13 | 77. 77 | Hymns | SATB | ||
| Lord, I will sing to Thee (Song 20) | 1623 | 20 | George Wither | 66. 86 (S.M.) | Hymns | unison,SB | |
| Lord, with what zeal | 1623 | 4 | George Wither | Hymns | SATB | ||
| Love of the Father, love of God the Son | 1623 | 22 | Robert Bridges | 10 10. 10 10 | Hymns | SATB | |
| Nunc dimittis (Song 3) | 1623 | 3 | George Wither | Evening Canticles | SATB | ||
| O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (Song 22) | 1623 | 22 | George Wither | 10 10. 10 10 | Hymns | unison,SB | |
| Oh all you Creatures of the Lord (Song 41) | 1623 | 41 | George Wither | 88. 88. 88 | Hymns | unison,SB | |
| Oh thou Lord, thou God of might | 1623 | 13a | George Wither | Hymns | SATB | ||
| Thus Angels sung (Song 34) | 1623 | 34 | George Wither | 88. 88 (L.M.) | Carols | SATB | |
| Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) | 1623 | 5 | George Wither | 88. 88 (L.M.) | Hymns | SB,unison | |
| When Christ was risen from the dead | 1623 | 9 | George Wither | Hymns | SATB | ||
| When one among the Twelve there was (Song 67) | 1623 | 67 | George Wither | 86. 86 (C.M.) | Hymns | unison,SB | |
| Who's this, that leaning on her friend (Song 18) | 1623 | 18 | George Wither | 886. 886 | Hymns | unison,SB | |
| Ye that do your Master's will | 1623 | 31b | Charles Wesley | Motets | SATB | ||
| Ye that do your Master's will | 1933 | 31b | Charles Wesley | Motets | SATB |