Glorious and powerful God (Orlando Gibbons)

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CPDL #27412:  Icon_pdf.gif 
Editor: Ross Jallo (submitted 2012-10-20).   Score information: Letter, 11 pages, 133 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Original key (Gm); note values halved. Score with clefs suitable for viol consort accompaniment.
CPDL #27293:  Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif 
Editor: Ross Jallo (submitted 2012-10-08).   Score information: Letter, 11 pages, 127 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Original key (Gm); note values halved. Vocal score.
  • CPDL #10420:  Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif
Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2005-12-13).   Score information: A4, 12 pages, 1.34 MB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transposed up a minor 3rd (B-flat minor). Includes a organ version of the original viol consort accompaniment.

General Information

Title: Glorious and Powerful God
Composer: Orlando Gibbons

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SAATB
or for ATTBarB
Verse: Bass and Countertenor
Genre: SacredAnthemVerse anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Viol consort

Published:

Description: Assigned to Whitsunday in some sources. There are also 4 voice versions; David Wustan doubts that either is the original.

External websites:

Original text and translations

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Glorious and Powerful God,
We understand thy dwelling is on high
Above the starry sky.

Thou dwell’st not in stone temples made with hands,
But in the flesh hearts of the sons of men
To dwell is thy delight, near hand, though out of sight.

We give of thine own hand,
Thy acceptation is very life and blood,
To all actions good:
Whenever here or hence our supplication,
From pure and with unfeigned hearts
To thee ascends, be present with thy grace,
Show us thy loving face.

O down on us full show’rs of mercy send;
Let thy love’s burning beams
Dry up all our sins’ streams;
Arise, O Lord, and come into thy rest.
Both now and evermore thy name be blest,
Founder and foundation of endless habitation.
Amen.