Praise the Lord, O my soul (William Child)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-05-04). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 252 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2016-09-13). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 74 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: From Cathedral Music, Volume 2 (William Boyce). Clefs modernised.
General Information
Title: Praise the Lord, O my soul
Composer: William Child
Lyricist: Psalm 103:1-4 & 22
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: c.1670 in manuscript
2nd published: 1768 in Cathedral Music, Volume 2, p. 84
Description: The concluding "Hallelujah" is part of Child's Coronation Anthem, "O Lord grant the king a long life". It is yet to be ascertained whether it truly belongs here, or whether it is one of Boyce's "improvements".
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 103.