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'''Genre:''' {{pcat|Sacred| music}}, [[:Category:Anthems|Anthem]]<br>
'''Genre:''' {{pcat|Sacred| music}}, [[:Category:Anthems|Anthem]]<br>
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}

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  • CPDL #23490: [ Icon_pdf.gif]
Editor: Edward Tambling (submitted 2011-05-07).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 71 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: At original pitch for ATTBarB, in a version for five voices (as the piece appears in the Dow Partbooks (Mus. 984-988))
  • CPDL #10653: Icon_pdf.gif
Editor: Diana Thompson (submitted 2006-01-08).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 130 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transposed up a minor third. Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
  • CPDL #9987: Network.png
Editor: Robin Doveton (submitted 2005-10-19).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 199 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transposed up a major 3rd.
Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2004-01-15).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 152 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes:
  • CPDL #3650: Network.png
Editor: Rupert Preston Bell (submitted 2002-05-30).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 46 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: for ATTBBB

General Information

Title: O Lord, make Thy servant Elizabeth
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SAATTB
 or ATTBBB or
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: ATTBarB

Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth our Queen to rejoice in thy strength:
give her her heart's desire, and deny not the request of her lips;
but prevent her with thine everlasting blessing,
and give her a long life, even for ever and ever. Amen.

N.B. for male monarchs (James I - James II) "Elizabeth our Queen" was replaced by "Our sov'reign lord the King" (and "her" by "his"/"him")