O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth (William Byrd)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-03-22). Score information: A4, 14 pages, 235 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Underlay included for later sovereigns.
- Editor: Gary D. Cannon (submitted 2020-06-03). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 83 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-18). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 106 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A bar-less edition of the anthem.
- Editor: Diana Thompson (submitted 2006-01-08). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 130 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed up a minor third. Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
- Editor: Robin Doveton (submitted 2005-10-19). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 199 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed up a major 3rd. Revised Sept 2020.
- Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2004-01-15). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 152 kB Copyright: CPDL
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- Editor: Rupert Preston Bell (submitted 2002-05-30). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 46 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: for ATTBBB
General Information
Title: O Lord, make Thy servant Elizabeth
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 6vv Voicings: SAATTB or ATTBBB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Manuscript 1580 in Dow Partbooks, no. 57
Description: Setting of a prayer for the sovereign, used until the reign of Anne, or perhaps later.
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Original text and translations
English text O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth our Queen to rejoice in thy strength: |
German translation O Herr, lass deine Dienerin Elisabeth, unsere Königin, sich deiner Stärke erfreuen. Gib ihr, was ihr Herz begehrt, und versage ihr nicht den Wunsch auf ihren Lippen, sondern komme ihr zuvor mit deinem ewigwährenden Segen, und gib ihr ein langes Leben, sogar ein ewiges. Amen. |
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