For 1-4 voices and organ accompaniment (with figured bass)

Principally sacred songs and duets by 18th century English composers; texts from the Psalms

"Engrav'd by T. Straight, no. 7, Lambeth Walk, Surry"--At bottom of v. 1, p. 1

"Dedicated to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury"

V. 1. Rejoice in the Lord / Agostino Steffani -- Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts / Henry Purcell -- O sing praises unto our God / Giovanni Battista Pergolesi -- Praise the Lord O my soul / Maurice Greene -- Lord I beseech Thee / Benedetto Marcello -- Ev'ry day will I give thanks / George Frideric Handel -- I will always give thanks unto the Lord / Charles King -- O Lord thou hast searched me out and known me / William Croft -- Praise the Lord O my soul and all that is within me / William Savage -- O Lord our governor / Benedetto Marcello -- The Lord is my shepherd / Maurice Greene -- Tears are my daily food / George Frideric Handel -- Come ye children and hearken to me / Agostino Steffani -- In my distress I called upon the Lord / Benedetto Marcello -- My God look upon me / John Reynolds -- Lord for thy tender mercies sake / Richard Farrant [i.e. John Hilton] -- Like as the smoke vanishes / George Frideric Handel -- O Lord give ear unto my pray'r / Maurice Greene -- And with songs I will celebrate the name of Jehovah / Benedetto Marcello -- In God's word will I rejoice / Henry Purcell

V. 2. I will give thanks unto Thee O Lord / Agostino Steffani -- For God is in the midst of us / Maurice Greene -- Let the righteous be glad / George Frideric Handel -- Sanctus and Kyrie Eleeson ; Nunc dimittis / Orlando Gibbons -- I was in the spirit on the Lords day / John Blow -- My song shall be alway [sic] of the loving kindness of the Lord / Henry Purcell -- Blessed are those that are undefiled / Maurice Greene -- O hear ye this all ye people / Agostino Steffani -- Lord who shall dwell in thy tabernacle / Benedetto Marcello -- Behold how good and joyful a thing it is / James Nares -- Wash me throughly [sic] from my wickedness / George Frideric Handel -- I will give thanks / Wiliam Croft -- O magnify the Lord / George Frideric Handel -- O hold Thou me up / Benedetto Marcello -- O praise the Lord with me / Agostino Steffani -- How long wilt Thou forget me / Jeremiah Clarke -- I will alway [sic] love Thee O Lord / Benedetto Marcello

V. 3. God of my righteousness / Maurice Greene -- Who can tell how oft he offendeth ; Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart / Ercole Bernabei -- O Lord my God I will exalt thee / James Nares -- For man walketh in a vain shadow / Maurice Greene -- Holy, holy Lord God of hosts / Giacomo Carissimi -- The Lord is my strength and my song ; The voice of joy and health is in the dwelling of the righteous ; This is the day which the Lord hath made / William Croft -- Thou art my portion / Agostino Steffani -- Ascribe to the Lord the honour / Giovanni Battista Bassani -- Like as the hart desires the water brook / Maurice Greene -- O Lord rebuke me not in thine indignation / William Savage -- O deliver me from mine enemy / Benedetto Marcello -- Lord what love have I unto thy law / William Croft -- Four rounds: O Absalom my son / Charles King ; Oh that thou had'st known / Thomas Roseingrave ; Make haste O God / William Hayes ; Allelujah / William Boyce -- Te Deum patrem ; Ye faithful servants of the Lord / Benjamin Rogers -- That I may see the felicity of thy chosen / Henry Purcell -- O come hither and hearken all ye that fear God / Maurice Greene -- O come let us worship and fall down / George Frideric Handel -- O be joyful in God / Agostino Steffani -- All they that see me laugh me to scorn / Benedetto Marcello -- To celebrate thy praise, O Lord ; The heavn's declare thy Glory, Lord ; With one consent let all the earth to God their chearful [sic] voices raise ; To God the mighty Lord, your joyful thanks repeat / William Savage -- Six single chants for the organ -- Six double chants

Dr. James L. and Dr. Margaret Whitby donation

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