Prevent us, O Lord (William Byrd)

Music files

Editor: Robert Kerr (submitted 2024-06-18). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 1.37 MB Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Transposed to E minor, and set for either SAATB or SATBarB.

Editor: Rayston Leong (submitted 2023-02-19). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 201 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed to F minor. Notes beamed in crotchets/minims for ease of reading.

Editor: Richard Shakeshaft (submitted 2023-02-16). Score information: A4 Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: A preview is available, but name and email are required to download complete free licensed copies.

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-12-05). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 69 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: In E minor. Revised files uploaded 22/03/20.

Editor: Jay Young (submitted 2015-08-24). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 58 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scored for 5-voices - This edition in F minor, with modern accidentals and a blending of barlines for ease of phrasing.

Editor: Robin Doveton (submitted 2008-03-01). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 123 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scored for the original 5 parts. In G minor. Revised Sept. 2020.

Editor: David Cynan Jones (submitted 2006-04-18). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 265 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: In G minor.

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

Editor: Christopher Braginetz (submitted 1999-10-19). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 277 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Scored for SATB - second counter-tenor part removed (see notes on PDF). In F minor.

Title: Prevent Us, O Lord
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SAATB, or ATTBarB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Manuscript 1580 in Dow Partbooks, no. 58
Manuscript c. 1625-1640 in the Peterhouse Partbooks: Latter Caroline Set (John Cosin)
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Original text and translations may be found at Prevent us, O Lord.