Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord - Garth, John

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"The collect for the 25th Sunday after Trinity, from Garth's "Thirty collects". His settings of the collects were not intended for liturgical use (the collect of the day was invariably read) but they were intended for "those who wish to have something in the vocal way easy and proper for their Sunday evenings' recreation".<br>In popular tradition this collect (which should be used on the last Sunday before Advent when not the same as the 25th after Trinity) signals "Stir up Sunday", an exhortation to prepare the year's Christmas sweetmeats, puddings, cake and mincemeat."

◈ Genre / Form → Partsongs ♬ Voicing → SS,TT ¶ Language → English

Parts 2

Instruments Keyboard

Pages 2

CPDL # 56084

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2019-11-27

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people, that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.