Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake - SAB

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Composer
Richard Farrant
Arranger
Crawford R. Thoburn
Difficulty
Moderately Easy radio_button_checked radio_button_checked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked
Season
Lent General Season After Pentecost
Voicing(s)
SAB
Instruments
Unaccompanied [a cappella] Keyboard [organ/piano]
Category
Anthems Communion Anthems Evening Service
Collections
Golden Age Classics for SAB Choir
Instrumental Only?
No
Description

An SAB arrangement of the Richard Farrant Golden Age Classic. A cappella or lightly accompanied. Perfect for smaller choirs who wish to do some of this beautiful Renaissance polyphony. Also see the SATB version if you have a larger choir. (This version has the Amens at the end!)

Audio
Lyrics

Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake,
Lay not our sins to our charge.
But forgive that is past,
And give us grace to amend our sinful lives.
to decline from sin, and incline to virtue,
That we may walk in a perfect heart,
Before thee now and evermore.
Amen.