Thomas Tomkins

Life

Born: 1572 in St. David's, Wales

Died: 9 June 1656

Biography

View the Wikipedia article on Thomas Tomkins.

List of choral works

Sacred music

Above the stars my Saviour dwells Almighty and everlasting God, we humbly beseech Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom Almighty God, which hast instructed Almighty God, which hast knit together Almighty God, whose praise this day Arise, O Lord God, lift up thine hand Arise, O Lord, and have mercy Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place Awake up, my glory Behold, I bring you glad tidings Blessed is he Christ rising again from the dead Deal with me, O Lord Give ear unto me, O Lord Glory be to God in the highest Glory be to the Father God, which as upon this day Great and marvellous are thy works Have mercy upon me, O God Have mercy upon me, O God a 3 Hear my prayer, O Lord Hear my prayer, O Lord, and consider my desire Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears The heavens declare the glory of God I am the resurrection and the life

I heard a voice from heaven I know that my Redeemer liveth I will lift up mine eyes It is my well-beloved's voice Leave, O my soul Lord, who shall dwell Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from The Fifth Service Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from The First Service Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from The Second Service Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from the Third Service Merciful Lord, we beseech thee Morning and Evening Canticles from the Fourth Service Morning canticles from The Fifth Service Morning Canticles from The First Service Morning canticles from The Second Service Morning Canticles from the Third Service My beloved spake My shepherd is the living Lord O clap your hands O give thanks O God, the proud are risen O God, wonderful art thou O how amiable O Lord God of hosts O Lord, grant the King a long life O Lord, how manifold are thy works O Lord, let me know mine end

O Lord, rebuke me not O praise the Lord a 12 O praise the Lord a 5 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem O sing unto the Lord a new song O that the salvation were given Out of the deep a 3 Out of the deep a 4 Praise the Lord, O my soul Praise the Lord, O ye servants Preces and Responses Put me not to rebuke, O Lord Remember me, O Lord Seven Penitential Psalms Sing unto God Then David mourned Thou art my King O God Turn thou us, O good Lord Turn thou us, O good Lord a4 Turn unto the Lord We brought nothing into this world When David heard Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness Who shall ascend Woe is me Ye children which do serve the Lord

Secular music

Adieu, ye city pris'ning towers Cloris, whenas I woo Come, shepherds, sing with me The Fauns and Satyrs tripping Fond men that do so highly prize Fusca, in thy starry eyes How great delight Love, cease tormenting

Music divine No more I will thy love importune O let me live for true love Oft did I marle Our hasty life away doth post Oyez! Has any found a lad Phyllis, now cease to move me Phyllis, yet see him dying

See, see the shepherds' Queen Sure there is no God of love To the shady woods Too much I once lamented Was ever wretch tormented Weep no more, thou sorry boy When I observe

Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)

• Give ear unto me, O Lord
• Morning Canticles from The First Service
• O Lord, grant the King a long life

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Publications

• Songs of 3-6 parts (1622)
• Musica Deo sacra & ecclesiae Anglicanae (London: William Godbid, 1668)

External links

Early English Books Online (http://eebo.chadwyck.com - subscription required) has scans of "Musica Deo Sacra & Ecclesiae Anglicanae, or, Musick dedicated to the honor and service of God, and to the use of the cathedral and other churches of England especially of the Chappel-Royal of King Charles the First", published 1668, which contains all 5 services as well as other sacred music; as well as "Songs of 3.4.5. and 6", published in 1622.