The New Carmina Sacra: Or Boston Collection of Church Music. Comprising the Most Popular Psalm and Hymn Tunes in General Use, Together with a Great Variety of New Tunes, Chants, Sentences, Motetts, and Anthems; Principally by Distinguished European Composers: the Whole Being One of the Most Complete Collections of Music for Choirs, Congregations, Singing Schools and Societies, Extant |
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a-bove A-men Adagio Allegretto Allegro Andante Anthem bless blest bode bright called cease to move Chorus CHROMATIC SCALE Coda divine dwell earth ev-er ev'ry eve-ry eyes fear glorious glottis grace hail Hal-le Hal-le-lu-jah Hallelujah harps haste hath hear heart heaven Heavenly day Ho-ly Ho-sannah holy hope HYMN joy-ful joyful King of glo-ry land light loud LOWELL MASON lu-jah Maestoso MASON mercy mighty Moderato mp Cres na-tions ne'er night o'er peace pitch place of thine PORTAMENTO pow'r Praise the Lord Praise ye PSALM rays Bright reigns rejoice rise saints Saviour scale Sforzando shine sing SINGLE CHANT Slow Solo song songs of praise soul sound sov'reign sung sweet tem-ple thee thou art Thro thy courts thy glo thy glory thy love thy name thy throne tion tone tone named tongue truth tune Unison unto voice ZEUNER Zion
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Page 328 - Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us...
Page 110 - I I sŤ_^l 677 1 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, When those who love the Lord In one another's peace delight, And so fulfil his word : 2 When each can feel his brother's sigh, And with him bear a part ; When sorrow flows from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart...
Page 343 - And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
Page 253 - THE earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Page 344 - Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are the ways of them, who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well ; the rain also filleth the pools.
Page 112 - ALL hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all.
Page 330 - It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 2 . To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 3 . Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
Page 339 - I WILL extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Page 173 - I'LL praise my Maker while I've breath, And when my voice is lost in death Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.
Page 224 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.