The New Carmina Sacra: Or Boston Collection of Church Music. Comprising the Most Popular Psalm and Hymn Tunes in General Use, Together with a Great Variety of New Tunes, Chants, Sentences, Motetts, and Anthems; Principally by Distinguished European Composers: the Whole Being One of the Most Complete Collections of Music for Choirs, Congregations, Singing Schools and Societies, ExtantLowell Mason Mason Bros., 1859 - 380 pages |
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a-bove A-men Adagio Allegretto Allegro Andante answering tone bless blest bright cheer Chorus Coda divine dwell earth emission of tone ev-er ev'ry eve-ry eyes glorious glory glottis grace GUIDE TO MUSICAL Hal-le Hal-le-lu-jah Hallelujah haste hath heart heaven Heavenly day Ho-ly Ho-sannah holy hope HYMN joy-ful joyful King of glo-ry land light LOWELL MASON lu-jah Maestoso MASON mer-ry sun mercy Messa di voce Mezzo mighty Minor Scale Moderato mp Cres MUSICAL NOTATION-MELODICS ne'er night NOTE o'er passing tone peace Pitch place of thine portamento pow'r PRACTICAL EXERCISES Praise the Lord reigns rejoice rise round saints Saviour scale Sforzando shine sing singer SINGLE CHANT Solo song songs of praise soul sound sung sweet Syllables tem-ple thee thou art Thro thy courts thy love thy name thy throne tion tone named tongue truth tune Unison vocal voice Zalmonah ZEUNER
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Page 276 - For he is the Lord our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Page 25 - Guid faith he mauna fa' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that ; The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher rank than a that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that ; That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that. For a
Page 291 - Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Page 39 - Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend; Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end.
Page 284 - His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Page 206 - Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Page 279 - Let the floods clap their hands : Let the hills be joyful together before the LORD; For he cometh to judge the earth: With righteousness shall he judge the world, And the people with equity.
Page 174 - What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile? In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.
Page 193 - Thou art gone to the grave ! we no longer behold thee, Nor tread the rough path of the world by thy side ; But the wide arms of Mercy are spread to enfold thee, And sinners may hope, since the Sinless has died.
Page 287 - That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.