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==General Information==
==General Information==
{{PubDatePlace|1623|London: George Wither| }}  
{{PubDatePlace|1623|London: George Wither| }}


'''Composer:''' [[Orlando Gibbons]]<br>
'''Composer:''' [[Orlando Gibbons]]<br>


'''Facsimile:''' {{IMSLP3|316701}}
'''Facsimile:''' {{IMSLP3|316701}}
'''Description:''' In all, 90 songs appear in this book: 44 in Part I, and 46 in Part II. But there is music for only 17 of them.


==The 17 'Songs'==
==The 17 'Songs'==
===Part I===
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*1. Now shall the praises of the Lord be sung {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}}
*1. Now shall the praises of the Lord be sung {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}}
**[[Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*3. Sing praises Isr'el to the Lord {{CC|CM}}
*3. Sing praises Isr'el to the Lord {{CC|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
**[[Nunc dimittis (Song 3) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Nunc dimittis (Song 3) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*4. Now in the Lord my heart doth pleasure take 10 10 10 10 10 10
*4. Now in the Lord my heart doth pleasure take {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}}
**[[Lord, with what zeal (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Lord, with what zeal (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*5. [[Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) (Orlando Gibbons)|Thy beauty, Israel, is gone]] {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
*5. [[Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) (Orlando Gibbons)|Thy beauty, Israel, is gone]] {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
*9. Come kisse me with those lips of thine {{CC|88 88 88}}
*9. Come kisse me with those lips of thine {{CC|88. 88. 88}}
**[[When Christ was risen from the dead (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[When Christ was risen from the dead (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*13. Oh my Love, how comely now {{CC|77. 77}}
*13. Oh my Love, how comely now {{CC|77. 77}}
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**[[Jesu, grant me this I pray (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Jesu, grant me this I pray (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Oh thou Lord, thou God of might (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Oh thou Lord, thou God of might (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*14. Arise thou North-winde from the North
*14. Arise thou North-winde from the North 88 88 8 88
*18. Who's this, that leaning on her Friend
**[[Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*20. Lord, I will sing to Thee
*18. Who's this, that leaning on her Friend {{CC|886. 886}}
*22. O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel
**[[Who's this, that leaning on her friend (Song 18) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*24. How sad and solitary now (alas) 10 10 10 10 10 10
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*20. Lord, I will sing to Thee {{CC|66. 86 (S.M.)}}
**[[Lord, I will sing to Thee (Song 20) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*22. O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel {{CC|10 10. 10 10}}
**[[O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (Song 22) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Love of the Father, love of God the Son (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*24. How sad and solitary now (alas) {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}}
**[[From Virgin's womb (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[From Virgin's womb (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*31. Lord, thy answere I did here 77 77 77
*31. Lord, thy answere I did here {{CC|77. 77. 77}}
**[[Ye that do your Master's will (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Ye that do your Master's will (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*34. The Song of the Angels. Thus Angels sung, and thus sing we {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
*34. The Song of the Angels. Thus Angels sung, and thus sing we {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
**[[Thus Angels sung (Song 34) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Thus Angels sung (Song 34) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*41. Oh all you Creatures of the Lord
*41. Oh all you Creatures of the Lord {{CC|88. 88. 88}}
*44. Come Holy-Ghost, the Maker, come LM
**[[Oh all you Creatures of the Lord (Song 41) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*44. Come Holy-Ghost, the Maker, come {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
**[[Come Holy Ghost (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Come Holy Ghost (Orlando Gibbons)]]
===Part II.===
{{btm}}
*47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord 10 10 10 10 10 10
===Part II===
**[[As on the night (Song 46) (Orlando Gibbons)]] "adapted to song 47"
*47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}}
**[[As on the night (Song 47) (Orlando Gibbons)]] (text is no. 46)
**[[Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 (Orlando Gibbons)]]
**[[Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 (Orlando Gibbons)]]
*67. When one among the Twelve there was
*67. When one among the Twelve there was {{CC|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
**[[When one among the Twelve there was (Song 67) (Orlando Gibbons)]]
 
Gibbons wrote a bass line to the tune, though it seems a full harmony is intended, perhaps filled out by the organ. A number of CPDL editions have editorial alto & tenor parts added.<br>


==Works at CPDL==
==Works at CPDL==
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Revision as of 22:52, 4 December 2020

General Information

Publication date and place: 1623 London: George Wither.

Composer: Orlando Gibbons

Facsimile: Edition #316701 on IMSLP

Description: In all, 90 songs appear in this book: 44 in Part I, and 46 in Part II. But there is music for only 17 of them.

The 17 'Songs'

Part I

Part II

Gibbons wrote a bass line to the tune, though it seems a full harmony is intended, perhaps filled out by the organ. A number of CPDL editions have editorial alto & tenor parts added.

Works at CPDL

No. Title Composer Arranger Lyricist Meter Subgenre Voices Year
As on the night Orlando Gibbons George Wither Motets SATB 1623
1 Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) Orlando Gibbons John Chadwick 10 10. 10 10. 10 10 Hymns SATB 1623
13a Oh thou Lord, thou God of might Orlando Gibbons George Wither Hymns SATB 1623
3 Nunc dimittis (Song 3) Orlando Gibbons George Wither Evening Canticles SATB 1623
4 Lord, with what zeal Orlando Gibbons George Wither Hymns SATB 1623
5 Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) Orlando Gibbons George Wither 88. 88 (L.M.) Hymns SB,unison 1623
9 When Christ was risen from the dead Orlando Gibbons George Wither Hymns SATB 1623
13 Jesu, grant me this I pray Orlando Gibbons 77. 77 Hymns SATB 1623
13 Jesu benignissime Orlando Gibbons 77. 77 Hymns SATB 1623
14 Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) Orlando Gibbons George Wither 88. 888. 88 Hymns unison,SB 1623
18 Who's this, that leaning on her friend (Song 18) Orlando Gibbons George Wither 886. 886 Hymns unison,SB 1623
20 Lord, I will sing to Thee (Song 20) Orlando Gibbons George Wither 66. 86 (S.M.) Hymns unison,SB 1623
22 Love of the Father, love of God the Son Orlando Gibbons Robert Bridges 10 10. 10 10 Hymns SATB 1623
22 O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (Song 22) Orlando Gibbons George Wither 10 10. 10 10 Hymns unison,SB 1623
24b From Virgin's womb Orlando Gibbons Francis Kindlemarsh Carols SATB 1623
31b Ye that do your Master's will Orlando Gibbons Charles Wesley Motets SATB 1623

1933

34 Thus Angels sung (Song 34) Orlando Gibbons George Wither 88. 88 (L.M.) Carols SATB 1623
41 Oh all you Creatures of the Lord (Song 41) Orlando Gibbons George Wither 88. 88. 88 Hymns unison,SB 1623
44 Come Holy Ghost Orlando Gibbons George Wither Motets SATB 1623
47 Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 Orlando Gibbons Phineas Fletcher Hymns SATB 1623
67 When one among the Twelve there was (Song 67) Orlando Gibbons George Wither 86. 86 (C.M.) Hymns unison,SB 1623