Donne's hymn (Peter Bird)

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• CPDL #10017:   NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER
  

Editor: Peter Bird (added 2005-10-26).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 68 kbytes   Copyright: Copyright © 2005 by George Peter Bird. This edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, and recorded.

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General Information

Title: Donne's Hymn
Composer: Peter Bird

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella.
Published: 2005

Description: First stanza of John Donne’s Hymn to God, My God, in my Sickness, 1631? In more-or-less late Renaissance style (except that fourths are allowed in the context of 2nd inversions of triads).

External websites: http://element.ess.ucla.edu/choral/

Original text and translations

Original text: English translation Since I am coming to that Holy room,
Where, with Thy choir of saints forevermore,
I shall be made Thy music; as I come
I tune the instrument here at the door,
And what I must do then, think here before.

John Donne