The Book of Anthems for the Use of the Temple Church, London |
Common terms and phrases
Alto and Bass Amen ANTONIO LOTTI art thou behold blessed Chapel Royal children of men Chorus.-Hallelujah Chorus.-O CIII cometh CROFT deliver died Duet dwell ear unto earth enemies everlasting evermore exalted Father fear Four Voices give thanks unto glad Hallelujah hear heart heathen heavens holy name honour hosts ISAIAH Israel Jacob Jerusalem joyful King Lord hath merciful unto mercy endureth mighty mouth Organist ORLANDO GIBBONS Palestrina peace praise the Lord praise thee praise thy name prayer PSALM CXIX PSALM LXVIII rejoice saints salvation shew sing praises unto sing unto sins Sion song soul strength Tenor thanks unto thee things thou art thou hast thou shalt Three Voices thy commandments thy holy thy loving thy mercy thy power thy righteousness thy servant thy truth thy word Trio trouble trust in thee ungodly unto the Lord unto thy Verse and Chorus VINCENT NOVELLO Voices and Chorus wondrous
Popular passages
Page 98 - But Zion said. The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Page 177 - The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Page 250 - The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years: yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone.
Page 178 - God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder; Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
Page 168 - How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Page 242 - The Lord is my light and my salvation ; ^ ' Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life ; Of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, Came upon me to eat up my flesh, They stumbled and fell.
Page 60 - And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Page 264 - Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent ; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 36 - Oh that my words were now written ! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Page 160 - PRAISE the LORD, O my soul ; and all that is within me, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits...