General information
Title: Forty Select Anthems
Full titles:
Forty Select Anthems in Score, Composed for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Voices. By Dr. Maurice Greene, Organist and Composer to His Majesty's Chapels Royal, &c. (Vol. 2)
Composer: Maurice Greene
Publication date and place: 1743 by John Walsh in London.
Description: A two volume set of 40 anthems. Combined volume re-engraved in 1770 (by T. Bennett in London), with introduction, "An Account of Dr. Greene's Life". New edition in 1793, A New and Correct Edition of Forty… .
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References
Graves, Richard. 1950. The Forty Anthems of Maurice Greene . The Musical Times 91(1283):24-26.
List of works
1743 No.
Title
1743 Page
1770 No.
1770 Page
Comments
Volume 1
1
Sing unto the Lord a new song
1
1
1
2
Acquaint thyself with God
11
2
15
3
Let my complaint come before thee I
16
20
209
Solo anthem, SATB choir, e-minor
4
Praise the Lord O my soul
22
3
23
5
My God, look upon me
26
5
47
6
Praise the Lord, ye servants
33
6
59
7
I will give thanks unto thee
39
7
67
8
Arise shine O Zion
48
8
81
9
Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered
57
9
94
10
Lord, how long wilt Thou be angry
67
10
110
11
Put me not to rebuke, O Lord
72
11
119
12
O God, thou art my God
78
12
129
13
O clap your hands
85
13
140
14
Lord, let me know mine end
91
14
150
15
O sing unto the Lord a new song
96
4
30
16
Lord, how are they that are increased
105
15
157
17
I will sing of thy power, O God
110
16
164
18
O praise our God, ye people
117
17
178
19
O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving
125
18
190
20
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house
131
19
198
Volume 2
21
Blessed are those that are undefiled
1
21
218
22
Thou, O God, art praised in Zion
9
22
228
23
The king shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord
15
23
237
24
Let my complaint come before thee II
25
24
251
Anthem for SSATB, c-minor
25
Behold I bring you glad tidings
30
25
259
26
God is our hope and strength
38
26
272
27
Hear my prayer, O God, and let my supplication
49
27
286
28
O sing unto God, sing praises to his name
57
28
296
29
Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great goodness
64
29
304
30
Hear, O Lord, and consider my complaint
70
30
313
31
I will seek unto God, and commit my cause unto Him
74
31
319
32
O God of my righteousness, hear me when I call
79
32
328
33
O give thanks unto the Lord
85
33
336
34
The Lord is my shepherd
95
34
351
35
O how amiable are Thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts
106
35
364
36
My soul truly waiteth still upon God
114
36
373
37
The Lord, even the most mighty God, hath spoken
121
37
382
38
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord
128
38
391
39
O Lord, give ear unto my prayer
139
39
403
40
O Lord, grant the king a long life
146
40
413
Works at CPDL
Title
Lyricist
No.
Subgenre
Year
Vo.
Voices
Acquaint thyself with God
2
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Arise shine O Zion
8
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Behold I bring you glad tidings
25
Anthems
1743
2
SS,SATB
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house
20
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Blessed are those that are undefiled
21
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
God is our hope and strength
26
Verse anthems
1743
6
SAATBB
Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great goodness
29
Verse anthems
1743
5
SSATB
Hear, O Lord, and consider my complaint
30
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Hear my prayer, O God, and let my supplication
27
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord
Psalm 13
38
Anthems
1743
8
SATB.SATB
I will give thanks unto thee
7
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
I will seek unto God, and commit my cause unto Him
31
Verse anthems
1743
5
SSATB
I will sing of thy power, O God
17
Verse anthems
1743
5
SATB
Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered
9
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Let my complaint come before thee II
Psalm 119, vv. 169-172
24
Anthems
1743
5
SSATB
Let my complaint come before thee I
Psalm 119: 169-175
3
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Lord, how are they that are increased
16
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Lord, how long wilt Thou be angry
10
Anthems
1743
5
SSATB
Lord, let me know mine end
14
Anthems
1743
4
SATB
My God, look upon me
5
Verse anthems
1743
5
SSATB
My soul truly waiteth still upon God
Psalm 62: 1,2,7,8
36
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
O God, thou art my God
12
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
O God of my righteousness, hear me when I call
32
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
O Lord, give ear unto my prayer
39
Anthems
1743
4
SATB
O Lord, grant the king a long life
40
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
O clap your hands
Psalm 47: vv 1-7
13
Anthems
1743
5
SSATB
O give thanks unto the Lord
33
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
O how amiable are Thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts
35
Verse anthems
1743
6
SSAATB
O praise our God, ye people
18
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
O sing unto God, sing praises to his name
28
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
O sing unto the Lord a new song
15
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving
19
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Praise the Lord, O my soul
4
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Praise the Lord, ye servants
6
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Put me not to rebuke, O Lord
11
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Sing unto the Lord a new song
1
Verse anthems
1743
6
SSATBB
The Lord, even the most mighty God, hath spoken
37
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
The Lord is my shepherd
34
Verse anthems
1743
4
solo AA,solo AT
The king shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord
23
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB
Thou, O God, art praised in Zion
22
Verse anthems
1743
4
SATB