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 ExtantWilkins, Carter, & Company, 1850 - 380 pages |
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a-bove A-men Adagio Allegretto Allegro Andante bids bless blest bode called cease to move Chorus chromatic scale Coda Cres divine dwell earth ev-er ev'ry eyes flatted G clef glorious Gregorian Chant Hal-le Hal-le-lu-jah half-step Hallelujah harps haste hath hear heart heav'n Heavenly day Ho-ly Ho-sannah holy hope HYMN interval joy-ful King of glo-ry Lentando light loud lu-jah Maestoso mercy mighty minor scale Moderato mountain ne'er night o'er peace place of thine pow'r Praise the Lord Praise ye PSALM rays Bright reciting note reigns sa-cred saints Savior sharped shine signature sing SINGLE CHANT Slow small notes Solo song songs of praise soul sound sov'reign sung sweet tem-ple Tenor thee thou art Thro thy courts thy glo thy glory thy love thy name thy praise thy throne thy word tion tongue transposition Treble truth Unison voice Zalmonah ZEUNER Zi-on Zion
Popular passages
Page 329 - LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
Page 356 - When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man.
Page 232 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 320 - 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 73 - SWEET is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night.
Page 336 - For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Page 326 - More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned; and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Page 249 - 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 331 - All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Page 315 - E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die.