The heavens declare thy glory, Lord (Thomas Clark)

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• (Posted 2025-11-15)  CPDL #87446:           

Editor: Edmund Gooch (submitted 2025-11-15).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 72 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: The original order of staves is 2nd - 1st - [Bass] in the symphonies, and Tenor - [Alto] - Treble - [Bass] - [Instrumental Bass] in sung sections.

The second instrumental part is given on the tenor stave in the source in bars 8-17 and 37-41, but has been given on the alto part in this edition.

The alto and tenor parts are printed in the treble clef an octave above sounding pitch in the source. The soprano B and C♯ in bar 28, given here as two quavers, are printed in the source as a full-sized crotchet B followed by a small quaver grace note C♯.

The second word of verse 2, line 4, is given as 'instructions' in the source, and has been changed here to 'instruction': the word 'Or' in verse 3, line 2 is printed as 'On' in the source. The first verse only of the text is underlaid in the source, with the three subsequent verses printed after the music.

The first time bar has been added editorially, to accommodate the repeat back to partway through bar 25 which is shown by the use of segno markings in the source.

General Information

Title: The heavens declare thy glory, Lord
Composer: Thomas Clark
Lyricists: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady (from A new version of the psalms of David)
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1805 in A Set of Psalm Tunes, p. 3
Description: Hymn Tune Index tune number 10915.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 19.