Almighty and Everlasting God

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Composer
Orlando Gibbons
Difficulty
Moderate radio_button_checked radio_button_checked radio_button_checked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked
Season
General Season After Pentecost
Voicing(s)
SATB
Instruments
Unaccompanied [a cappella] Keyboard [organ/piano]
Category
Anthems
Collections
So, You Have a Cathedral Choir!
Instrumental Only?
No
Description

A Tudor/Jacobean gem from the English Renaissance master. If your choir doesn't know this one, you owe it to them to introduce it!  SATB a cappella (with optional organ accompaniment).  Text is the traditional BCP Collect for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany.

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Lyrics

Almighty and everlasting God,
mercifully look upon our infirmities,
and in all our dangers and necessities
stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.