My soul, praise the Lord, speak good of his name (Thomas Ravenscroft)

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• (Posted 2016-10-29)  CPDL #41612:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-29).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 83 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Re-barred and converted to 6/4 time. Oval note edition. Converted to two staffs: original Tenor becomes Soprano, up one octave; Medius becomes Alto; Cantus becomes Tenor, down an octave; and Bass remains. A total of five of Kethe's stanzas included.

• (Posted 2016-10-29)  CPDL #41611:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-29).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 79 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Re-barred and converted to 6/4 time. Oval note edition. A total of five of Kethe's stanzas included.

• (Posted 2016-10-29)  CPDL #41610:   

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-29).   Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 95 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Re-barred and converted to 6/4 time. Note shapes added (4-shape). A total of five of Kethe's stanzas included.

• (Posted 2016-10-29)  CPDL #41609:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-29).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 94 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. A few small edits, otherwise as written in 1621. A total of five of Kethe's stanzas included.

General Information

Title: My soul, praise the Lord, speak good of his name
Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
Lyricist: William Kethe

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 10 10. 11 11. D or 10 10. 11 11 (Kethe, Ravenscroft)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1621 in The Whole Booke of Psalmes (Thomas Ravenscroft), no. 116
Description: Words by William Kethe, 1560, Old Version, paraphrase of Psalm 104, in 12 stanzas; each of Kethe's stanzas is 10 10. 11 11. D. Ravenscroft used half of the first stanza (10 10. 11 11.) in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 104.