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==Music files==
==Music files==
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* {{CPDLno|30931}} [[Media:Sing_O_heavens_Kent_realised.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Sing_O_heavens_Kent_realised.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:Sing_O_heavens_Kent_realised.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:Sing_O_heavens_Kent_realised.capx|{{Capx}}]]
{{Editor|James Gibb|2014-01-03}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|11|138}}{{Copy|CPDL}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Figured bass realised by the editor. {{MXL}}


*{{NewWork|2013-10-06}} {{CPDLno|30267}} [{{filepath:Sing_O_heavens_Kent.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:Sing_O_heavens_Kent.mid}} {{mid}}] [{{filepath:Sing_O_heavens_Kent.capx}} Capella]  
* {{CPDLno|30267}} [[Media:Sing_O_heavens_Kent.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Sing_O_heavens_Kent.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:Sing_O_heavens_Kent.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:Sing_O_heavens_Kent.capx|{{Capx}}]]  
{{Editor|James Gibb|2013-10-06}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|10|123}}{{Copy|CPDL}}
{{Editor|James Gibb|2013-10-06}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|10|123}}{{Copy|CPDL}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Transcribed from [[Twelve Anthems (James Kent)]]
:'''Edition notes:''' Transcribed from [[Twelve Anthems (James Kent)]]. {{MXL}}


==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Sing O heavens''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Sing O heavens''<br>
{{Composer|James Kent}}
{{Composer|James Kent}}
'''Source of text:''' Isaiah 49:13-14; 55:7b; 30:18 (KJV, altered)


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Verse anthems}}
{{Genre|Sacred|Verse anthems}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
'''Instruments:''' {{BsCont}}<br>
{{Instruments|Basso continuo}}
'''Published:''' c.1770
{{Pub|1|p. 1769|in ''{{NoCo|Twelve Anthems}}''|pg=1}}


'''Description:''' ATB verses with SATB chorus.
'''Description:''' ATB verses with SATB chorus.


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English}}
{{Text|English|
<poem>
{{Vs|49:13}} Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth: break forth into singing, O mountains. For the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy on His afflicted.
Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth: break forth into singing, O mountains.
{{Vs|49:14}} Let not Sion say, The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
For the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy on His afflicted.
{{Vs|55:7b}} Return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon you: and to your God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Let not Sion say, The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
{{Vs|30:18}} Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you: and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you. For the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are they that wait for his salvation.
Return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon you: and to your God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Sing, O heavens…}}
Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you: and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you.
For the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are they that wait for his salvation.
Sing, O heavens...
</poem>


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  • CPDL #30931:         
Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2014-01-03).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 138 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Figured bass realised by the editor. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
  • CPDL #30267:         
Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2013-10-06).   Score information: A4, 10 pages, 123 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from Twelve Anthems (James Kent). MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: Sing O heavens
Composer: James Kent
Source of text: Isaiah 49:13-14; 55:7b; 30:18 (KJV, altered)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredVerse anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: p. 1769 in Twelve Anthems, p. 1

Description: ATB verses with SATB chorus.

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

49:13  Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth: break forth into singing, O mountains. For the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy on His afflicted.
49:14  Let not Sion say, The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
55:7b  Return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon you: and to your God, for He will abundantly pardon.
30:18  Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you: and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you. For the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are they that wait for his salvation.
Sing, O heavens…