Benedicam Domino - Johnson, Robert

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"This macaronic carol was probably originally composed either in the last years of Henry VIII or under Edward VI. The earliest source, which dates from the 1540s-1550s, lacks the final stanza which prays for 'Queen Elizabeth' and which survives only in sources of the 1560s and later."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Anthems

♯ Key G major

⁄ Time Signature 2/1

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range G2 – E5

¶ Language → English

Measures 80

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 6

CPDL # 41475

Editor Daisy Gibbs

Posted 2016-10-18

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

D4 – E5

G3 – A4

D3 – E4

G2 – A3

¶Lyrics / Text

English|Latin| Benedicam Domino in omni tempore: semper laus eius in ore meo. O Lord with all my heart and mind I will give laud and praise to thee, thou art so loving and so kind thy majesty preserved me when I was thrall and full of woe. Therefore ''semper laus eius in ore meo''. I was in care and heaviness, my enemies were so full of grudge, they thought their power should me oppress but thou O God wast my refuge, thy mercy was with me also. Therefore ''semper laus eius in ore meo''. Let us give laud to God most high, and for Queen Elizabeth let us pray, that she may reign to thy glory: we may rejoice both night and day to praise his name wherever we go: ''laus eius in ore meo''.