Psalm 136 (Israel Holdroyd)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-12-16). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 49 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1722.
General Information
Title: Psalm 136
First Line: Praise ye the Lord, for he is good
Composer: Israel Holdroyd
Lyricist: Thomas Norton
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 8 10.
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1722 in The Spiritual Man's Companion, Edition 1
Description: A long set piece. Words by Thomas Norton, 1562, Old Version paraphrase of Psalm 136, with 27 stanzas. Holdroyd used the first eight stanzas of Norton's paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 136.