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, Extant |
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Allegro Arranged bless blest bright called Chorus church Cres crown dark death divine DOUBLE dwell earth ev'ry eyes face fear flatted flow give glorious glory grace guard Hallelujah hand haste hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hosts HYMN interval join keep kind King land lead light lines Lord loud major measure mercy migh-ty minor Moderato morning MUSIC night notes o'er peace pow'r praise praise the Lord raise reciting note reigns repeating rest rise round saints scale seek sharped shine sing SINGLE CHANT Slow Solo song soul sound spread stand steps strength sung sweet thanks thee thine thou thro throne thy love thy name tion tongue trust truth tune voice
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Page 328 - God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us...
Page 52 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye : My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 337 - LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
Page 266 - While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be Thou my guide ; Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray From Thee aside.
Page 343 - And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
Page 343 - And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
Page 339 - I will extol Thee, my God, O King ; And I will bless Thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless Thee ; And I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.
Page 253 - THE earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Page 44 - Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done ;' That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
Page 236 - Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold on His cradle the dew-drops are shining Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall Angels adore Him, in slumber reclining, Maker and Monarch and Saviour of all.
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| Title | 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 ... |
| Editor | Lowell Mason |
| Contributor | Boston Academy of Music |
| Publisher | Wilkins, Rice & Kendall, 1852 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 380 pages |
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