ANTHEMS.

I.

Christopher Tye, 1580.*

COME, ye servants of the Lord,
And praise His holy Name;

From early morn to setting sun,
His might on earth proclaim.

His laws are just, and glad the heart,
He makes His mercies known!
Ye princes come, ye people too,
And bow before His throne.

CHORUS.

Lent.

2.

Richard Farrant, 1585.

LORD, for Thy tender mercies' sake, CHORUS. lay not our sins to our charge, but forgive that is past, and give us grace to amend our sinful lives, to decline from sin, and incline to virtue, that we may walk with a perfect heart before Thee, now and

evermore.

See also Ap. 28.

A Prayer.

*The dates refer to the death of the composers.

CHORUS.

CHORUS.

Whitsuntide.

(1) Thos. Tallis, 1585.
(2) W. H. Monk.

IF ye love Me, keep My Commandments,
and I will pray the Father, and He
shall give you another Comforter, that He
may abide with you for ever, even the
Spirit of Truth.

St. John xiv. 15-17.

See also Ap. 33.

4·

Giovanni Palestrina, 1594.

LORD my God, in Thee have I put
my trust: save me from all them

that persecute me, and deliver me.

Ps. vii. 1.

See also Ap. 52.

5.

(2) CHORUS.

(1) CHORUS: BEHOLD I bring you glad tidings of
great joy which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day a Saviour
which is Christ the Lord. Glory to God
in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will towards men. Hallelujah. Amen.
St. Luke ii. 10, 11, 14.

1

Lent.

Bow

Wm. Bird, 1623.

OW Thine ear, O Lord, and hear, let CHORus. Thine anger cease from us. Sion, Thy Sion, is wasted and brought low: Jerusalem is wasted quite; desolate and void.

Ps. lxxxvi. I. Is. lxiv. 10.

7.

Advent or Palm Sunday. Orlando Gibbons, 1625.

HOSANNA to the Son of David. CHORUS.

is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the King of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest places; Hosanna in the highest heavens!

St. Matt. xxi. 9, &c.

See also Ap. 4, 93, 117.

8.

Epiphany.

Fer. Clark, 1707.

PRAISE the Lord, O Jerusalem, praise CHORUS. thy God, O Sion. For kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nursing mothers. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of our God: God upholdeth the same for ever. Be Thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. Hallelujah.

Ps. cxlvii. 12.

Is. xlix. 23. Ps. xlviii. 7; xxi. 13.

See also Ap. 83.

CHORUS.

CHORUS.

CRY

Wm. Croft, 1727.

Holy One of

RY aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of
Sion, for great is the
Israel in the midst of thee.

Is. xii. 6.

See also Ap. 42, 144, 152, 180, 191, 243.

Trinity Sunday.

IO.

John Bishop, 1737.

HOLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,

which was, and is, and is to come. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, honour, and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.

RECIT. (A) BEHOLD! a virgin shall conceive and

SOLO (A.)

AND
CHORUS.

bear a Son, and shall call His Name Emmanuel, God with us.

O thou that tellest good tidings to Sion, get thee up into the high mountain: O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem,

lift up Thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Isaiah vii. 14; xl. 9; lx. 1.

Good Friday.

13.

Handel.

BEHOLD the Lamb of God, that taketh CHORUS.

away the sins of the world.

He was despised and rejected of men, a SOLO (A.). Man of sorrows, and acquainted with

grief.

Surely He hath borne our griefs and CHORUS. carried our sorrows. He was wounded

for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him.

St. John i. 29. Isaiah liii. 3-5.

Easter or Ascension.

14.

Handel.

BUT Thou didst not leave His soul in SOLO (8.).

hell, nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy

One to see corruption.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be CHORUS. ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory? the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle, the Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory.

Ps. xvi. II; xxiv. 8-10.