The God of love my Shepherd is - Tallis, Thomas

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"George Herbert's metrical version of Psalm 23, set to Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter - Third Tune (Thomas Tallis), but with the melody in the Soprano, not the Tenor."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Hymns

♯ Key A minor

⁄ Time Signature 3/2

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced

↕ Range F2 – E5

♩ Tempo 100

◷ Duration ~52 sec

¶ Language → English

Measures 28

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 57202

Editor William Chimiak

Posted 2020-02-26

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano/Alto

B3 – E5

Tenor/Bass

F2 – C4

Organ

F2 – C4

¶Lyrics / Text

1. The God of love my Shepherd is, And he that doth me feed; While he is mine and I am his, What can I want or need? He leads me to the tender grass, Where I both feed and rest; Then to the streams that gently pass: In both I have the best. 2. Or if I stray, he doth convert, And bring my mind in frame; And all this not for my desert, But for his holy name. Yea, in death's shady black abode Well may I walk, not fear; For thou art with me; and thy rod To guide, thy staff to bear. 3. Nay, thou dost make me sit and dine, Ev'n in my enemies' sight: My head with oil, my cup with wine Runs over day and night. Surely thy sweet and wondrous love Shall measure all my days; And, as it never shall remove, So neither shall my praise.