O Lord my God (King Solomon's Prayer) (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)

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Original editions, SATB

• (Posted 2020-10-22)  CPDL #60982:     

Editor: Robin Doveton (submitted 2020-10-22).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 333 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A transcription of the first published edition of 1853 for choir and organ with its alternative ending.

• (Posted 2017-01-10)  CPDL #42609:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-01-10).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 51 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2003-11-20)  CPDL #06107:      (Sibelius 2)

Editor: Andrew Crookall (submitted 2003-11-20).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 44 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Sibelius file retrieved through http://archive.org.

• (Posted 2003-10-12)  CPDL #05664:     

Editor: Douglas Brooks-Davies (submitted 2003-10-12).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 340 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2003-01-20)  CPDL #04511:        (Sibelius 2)

Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2003-01-20).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 132 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.

Transposed edition, ATBarB

• (Posted 2001-02-02)  CPDL #02047:     

Editor: Denis Mason (submitted 2001-02-02).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 84 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: O Lord my God (King Solomon's Prayer)
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
or ATBarB Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Organ

First published: 1853
    2nd published: 1869 The Musical Times no.314
    3rd published: 1905 in The Anthem Book, no. 3
    4th published: 1933 in The Church Anthem Book, p. 59
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External websites:

• Recording of this anthem by the Choir of Somerville College, Oxford

Original text and translations

English text

O Lord my God,
Hear thou the prayer thy servant prayeth,
Have thou respect unto his prayer?
Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place,
And when thou hearest Lord, forgive.