Let My Prayer Come Up

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Composer
John Blow
Difficulty
Moderate radio_button_checked radio_button_checked radio_button_checked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked
Season
Season After Pentecost Epiphany (day and season) Advent Lent General
Voicing(s)
SATB
Instruments
Unaccompanied [a cappella] Keyboard [organ/piano]
Psalm
141
Category
Anthems Evening Service Psalms and Canticles
Collections
So, You Have a Cathedral Choir!
Instrumental Only?
No
Description

A stirring, hauntingly beautiful setting of the second verse of Psalm 141 -- a masterpiece-in-miniature. Perfect as an introit for Evensong services.

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Lyrics

Let my prayer come up into thy presence as incense.
Let the lifting up of my hands be as an evening sacrifice.