The Hymnes and Songs of the Church (George Wither)

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General Information

Publication date and place: 1623 London: George Wither.

Composer: Orlando Gibbons

Facsimile: Edition #316701 on IMSLP

The 17 'Songs'

Part II.

Works at CPDL

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.





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