The Church Anthem Book

General information

Title: The Church Anthem Book
Editors / Compilers: Walford Davies and Henry Ley

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, England (out of print - last printing 1973)

Voicing of works: SATB and organ unless otherwise noted

Publication date and place: 1933 by Oxford University Press in Oxford, England.

Contents

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Page	Title	Composer
344	O Lord, My God, to Thee	Arcadelt, JacobJacob Arcadelt (Attrib.)
46	Bow down Thine ear, O Lord	Arensky, Anton StepanovichAnton Stepanovich Arensky
57	Christ, whose glory fills the skies	Armstrong, ThomasThomas Armstrong
66	Come, Holy Ghost	Attwood, ThomasThomas Attwood
463	Turn Thee again, O Lord	Attwood, ThomasThomas Attwood
483	Turn Thy face from my sins	Attwood, ThomasThomas Attwood
166	I know that my Redeemer lives	Bach, Johann MichaelJohann Michael Bach
5	* All glory, laud and honour	Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach
185	Jesu, joy and treasure (nos. 1, 5, 11 from Jesu, meine Freude)	Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach
195	Jesu, joy of man's desiring	Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach
213	Jesu, lead my footsteps ever (Part IV-7 from the Christmas Oratorio)	Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach
235	*King of glory, King of peace	Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach
330	*O God, Thou faithful God (Choral from Cantata No. 24)	Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach
397	*Round me falls the night	Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach
399	Subdue us by Thy goodness (no. 5 from Cantata No. 22)	Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach
223	Jesu, the very thought of thee	Bairstow, EdwardEdward Bairstow
405	*The day draws on with golden light	Bairstow, EdwardEdward Bairstow
522	*Whence is that goodly fragrance	BakerOld French Carol, arr. Albert Edward Baker
410	The heavens declare the Creator's glory	Beethoven, Ludwig vanLudwig van Beethoven
1	Abide with me	Bennett, William SterndaleWilliam Sterndale Bennett
115	God is a spirit	Bennett, William SterndaleWilliam Sterndale Bennett
358	O that I knew where I might find him	Bennett, William SterndaleWilliam Sterndale Bennett
346	O Lord, support us	Besly, MauriceMaurice Besly
79	Dark'ning night the land doth cover	Bourgeois, LouisLouis Bourgeois
325	O gladsome light, O grace	Bourgeois, LouisLouis Bourgeois
467	Turn thee unto me, O Lord	Boyce, WilliamWilliam Boyce
19	Blessed are they that mourn (no. 1 from Ein deutsches Requiem)	Brahms, JohannesJohannes Brahms
494	We love the place (no. 4 from Ein deutsches Requiem)	Brahms, JohannesJohannes Brahms
182	Into this world of sorrow	Buck, PercyPercy Buck
315	Now to the earth in mercy	Buck, PercyPercy Buck
334	O Lord God	Buck, PercyPercy Buck
81	Amen from Ave verum corpus by	Byrd, WilliamWilliam Byrd
202	Jesu, Lamb of God, Redeemer	Byrd, WilliamWilliam Byrd
318	O Christ, who art the light and day	Byrd, WilliamWilliam Byrd
77	Comfort, O Lord, the soul of thy servant	Crotch, WilliamWilliam Crotch
255	Lo, star-led chiefs	Crotch, WilliamWilliam Crotch
17	Blessed are the pure in heart	Davies, Henry WalfordHenry Walford Davies
114	God be in my head	Davies, Henry WalfordHenry Walford Davies
126	Hark, the glad sound	Davies, Henry WalfordHenry Walford Davies
266	Lord, it belongs not to my care	Davies, Henry WalfordHenry Walford Davies
418	The souls of the righteous	Davies, Henry WalfordHenry Walford Davies
131	*He is blessed that cometh (Benedictus from Mozart's Requiem KV 626)	Dent, Edward J.Edward J. Dent
397	Round me falls the night	Drese, AdamAdam Drese
515	When to the temple Mary went	Eccard, JohannesJohannes Eccard
49	Call to remembrance	Farrant, RichardRichard Farrant
152	Hide not thou thy face	Farrant, RichardRichard Farrant
12	*Almighty and everlasting God	Fellowes, Edmund HoraceEdmund Horace Fellowes
348	*O Lord, the maker of all thing	Fellowes, Edmund HoraceEdmund Horace Fellowes
243	Let Thy merciful ears	Fellowes, Edmund HoraceEdmund Horace Fellowes
15	Almighty God, which has me brought	Ford, ThomasThomas Ford
330	O God, Thou faithful God (Choral from Cantata No. 24)	Fritzsch, AhasuerusAhasuerus Fritzsch
12	Almighty and everlasting God	Gibbons, OrlandoOrlando Gibbons
337	O Lord, increase my faith	Gibbons, OrlandoOrlando Gibbons
527	Ye that do your Master's will	Gibbons, OrlandoOrlando Gibbons
296	Most glorious Lord of Lyfe	Gibbs, Cecil ArmstrongCecil Armstrong Gibbs
118	God so loved the world	Goss, JohnJohn Goss
163	I heard a voice from heaven	Goss, JohnJohn Goss
171	If we believe that Jesus died	Goss, JohnJohn Goss
352	O Saviour of the world	Goss, JohnJohn Goss
79	*Dark'ning night the land doth cover	Goudimel, ClaudeClaude Goudimel
325	*O gladsome light, O grace	Goudimel, ClaudeClaude Goudimel
453	Thou visitest the earth	Greene, MauriceMaurice Greene
430	Their bodies are buried in peace	Handel, George FridericGeorge Frideric Handel
367	*O what their joy and their glory must be	Harris, William H.William H. Harris
46	*Bow down Thine ear, O Lord	Henderson, Archibald MartinArchibald Martin Henderson
248	Lo, round the throne	Herman, NikolausNikolaus Herman
103	Eternal Father, who didst all create	Holst, GustavGustav Holst
73	*Come, Thou Holy Paraclete	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
73	*Come, Thou Holy Spirit come	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
79	*Dark'ning night the land doth cover	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
248	*Lo, round the throne a glorious band	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
325	*O gladsome light, O grace	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
383	Rejoice in the Lord alway	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
397	*Round me falls the night	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
421	*The strife is o'er	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
527	*Ye that do your Master's will	Ley, HenryHenry Ley
55	Cast thy burden upon the Lord (no. 15 from Elijah)	Mendelssohn, FelixFelix Mendelssohn
82	Daughters of Zion (no. 13 from Christus)	Mendelssohn, FelixFelix Mendelssohn
120	Grant us Thy peace	Mendelssohn, FelixFelix Mendelssohn
144	He that shall endure to the end (no. 32 from Elijah)	Mendelssohn, FelixFelix Mendelssohn
225	Judge me, O God	Mendelssohn, FelixFelix Mendelssohn
271	Lord, I flee to Thee for refuge	Mendelssohn, FelixFelix Mendelssohn
450	Thou, Lord, our refuge	Mendelssohn, FelixFelix Mendelssohn
511	When Jesus, our Lord was born (nos. 1 and 2 from Christus)	Mendelssohn, FelixFelix Mendelssohn
131	He is blessed that cometh (Benedictus from Requiem KV 626)	Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
209	Jesu, Lamb of God, Redeemer	Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
348	O Lord, the maker of all thing	Mundy, WilliamWilliam Mundy
10	All praise to Him who came to save	Nicolai, PhilippPhilipp Nicolai
70	Come, O Creator Spirit, come	Noble, T. TertiusT. Tertius Noble
183	Is it nothing to you?	Ouseley, Frederick Arthur GoreFrederick Arthur Gore Ouseley
355	O Saviour of the world	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi daGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
426	Thee we adore	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi daGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
19	*Blessed are they that mourn (no. 1 from Ein deutsches Requiem)	Palmer, C. CharltonC. Charlton Palmer
494	*We love the place (no. 4 from Ein deutsches Requiem)	Palmer, C. CharltonC. Charlton Palmer
300	My soul, there is a country	Parry, Charles Hubert HastingsCharles Hubert Hastings Parry
88	Declare His honour from O sing unto the Lord, Z 44	Purcell, HenryHenry Purcell
309	Now that the sun hath veil'd his light	Purcell, HenryHenry Purcell
388	Rejoice in the Lord alway	Purcell, HenryHenry Purcell
448	Thou knowest, Lord	Purcell, HenryHenry Purcell
49	*Call to remembrance	Ramsbotham, AlexanderAlexander Ramsbotham
152	*Hide not Thou Thy face	Ramsbotham, AlexanderAlexander Ramsbotham
179	*If ye love me	Ramsbotham, AlexanderAlexander Ramsbotham
154	Holy, holy, holy (Sanctus from the Deutsche Messe)	Schubert, FranzFranz Schubert
179	If ye love me	Tallis, ThomasThomas Tallis
202	*Jesu, Lamb of God, Redeemer	Terry, Richard R.Richard R. Terry
318	*O Christ, who art the light and day	Terry, Richard R.Richard R. Terry
5	All glory, laud and honour	Teschner, MelchiorMelchior Teschner
148	Hear, Lord. Lord make haste to help us	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr IlyichPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
155	Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr IlyichPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
327	O God of Bethel	Tye, ChristopherChristopher Tye
264	Lord, for Thy tender mercies sake	Farrant, RichardRichard Farrant
245	Let us now praise famous men	Vaughan Williams, RalphRalph Vaughan Williams
217	Jesu dulcis memoria	Victoria, Tomás Luis deTomás Luis de Victoria
421	The strife is o'er	Vulpius, MelchiorMelchior Vulpius
10	*All praise to him who came to save	Wagner, Georg GottfriedGeorg Gottfried Wagner
111	From all that dwell below the skies	Walmisley, Thomas AttwoodThomas Attwood Walmisley
243	Let thy merciful ears (attributed to Thomas Weelkes in source)	Mudd, ThomasThomas Mudd
34	Blessed be the God and Father	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
240	Lead me Lord	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
292	Man that is born of a woman	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
341	O Lord my God	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
397	*Round me falls the night	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
412	The Lord is my shepherd	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
439	Thou judge of quick and dead	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
457	Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
487	Wash me throughly	Wesley, Samuel SebastianSamuel Sebastian Wesley
185	*Jesu, joy and treasure (nos. 1, 5, 11 from Jesu, meine Freude)	Whittaker, WilliamWilliam Whittaker
195	Jesu, joy of man's desiring	Whittaker, WilliamWilliam Whittaker
213	*Jesu, lead my footsteps ever (Part IV-7 from the Christmas Oratorio)	Whittaker, WilliamWilliam Whittaker
309	*Now that the sun hath veil'd his light	Whittaker, WilliamWilliam Whittaker
399	*Subdue us by Thy goodness (no. 5 from Cantata No. 22)	Whittaker, WilliamWilliam Whittaker
220	*Jesu, the very thought is sweet	Wood, CharlesCharles Wood

Works at CPDL

Title	Composer	Year	Page	Genre	Subgenre	Vo.	Voices
Abide with me	William Sterndale Bennett	1933	1	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
All glory, laud and honour, BWV 245.26	Melchior Teschner	1615	5	Sacred	Hymns	4	SATB
All praise to him who came to save	Georg Gottfried Wagner	1933	10	Sacred	Chorales	4	SATB
Almighty God, who hast me brought	Thomas Ford	1614	17	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Almighty and everlasting God	Orlando Gibbons	1641	13	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB, ATTB
Ave verum, Op. 2, No. 1	Edward Elgar	1933	9	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB
Ave verum corpus, KV 618	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	1807	10	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB
Ave verum corpus	William Byrd	1605	8	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB
Blessed are the pure in heart	Henry Walford Davies	1933	13	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Blessed be the God and Father	Samuel Sebastian Wesley	1875	34	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Call to remembrance	Richard Farrant	1768	16	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB, ATTB
Cantate Domino	Giuseppe Pitoni	1854	17	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB, ATTB
Come, Holy Ghost	Thomas Attwood	1933	66	Sacred	Verse anthems	4	SATB
Comfort, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant	William Crotch	1905	21	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Crux fidelis	John IV of Portugal	1844	22	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB
Drop, drop, slow tears a 4	Orlando Gibbons	1623	23	Sacred	Hymns	4	SATB
Evening Hymn	Henry Balfour Gardiner	1908	24	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
God be in my head	Henry Walford Davies	1910	26	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
God so loved the world	John Goss	1933	29	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Hide not thou thy face	Richard Farrant	1768	31	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
If we believe that Jesus died	John Goss	1880	34	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
If ye love me	Thomas Tallis	1560	67	Sacred	Anthems	4	AATB
Jesu, dulcis memoria	Tomás Luis de Victoria	1840	36	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB
Kheruvimskaya pyesn no. 1	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	1884	35	Sacred	Liturgical music	4	SATB
Lead me, Lord	Samuel Sebastian Wesley	1905	41	Sacred	Verse anthems	4	SATB
Let thy merciful ears	Thomas Mudd	1933	42	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB, ATTB
Locus iste	Anton Bruckner	1886	45	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB
Lord, I trust thee	George Frideric Handel	1933	47	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake	Richard Farrant	1905	46	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB, ATTB
My soul, there is a country	Charles Hubert Hastings Parry	1918	51	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Never weather-beaten sail	Charles Wood	1933	52	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Nolo mortem peccatoris	Thomas Morley	1616	53	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace	Christopher Tye	1933	20	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
O Lord, increase our faith	Henry Loosemore	1933	58	Sacred	Anthems	4	ATTB, SATB
O Lord, the maker of all thing	William Mundy	1641	62	Sacred	Motets	5	SAATB
O Lord my God (King Solomon's Prayer)	Samuel Sebastian Wesley	1853	59	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
O Saviour of the world	Arthur Somervell	1933	66	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
O Saviour of the world	John Goss	1917	65	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
O quam gloriosum est regnum	Tomás Luis de Victoria	1572	64	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB,ATTB
O that I knew where I might find him	William Sterndale Bennett	1861	28	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB
Oculi omnium	Charles Wood	1933	69	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB
Panis angelicus	Camille Saint-Saëns	1933	70	Sacred	Motets	4	SATB
Pray that Jerusalem	Charles Villiers Stanford	1933	25	Sacred	Anthems	4	SATB