For the few hours of life allotted me - Nicholson, Richard

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"A catch. Some sources suggest that the lyricist is Abraham Cowley, but that seems unlikely as there was only a very short overlap between Cowley's life span and that of Nicholson."

◈ Genre → Partsongs

♯ Key C minor

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SSS

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range B-3 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 46

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 79163

Editor 2

Posted 2024-02-17

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

B-3 – G5

¶Lyrics / Text

For the few hours of life allotted me, give me, great God, but bread and liberty. I'll beg no more. If more Thou'rt pleased to grant, I'll thankfully that overplus receive. If beyond this no more be freely sent, I'll thank for this and go away content. For the few hours of life allotted me, give me great God but bread and li-berty, give me great God but bread and liberty. I'll beg no more, no more. If more Thou'rt pleased to grant, I'll thankfully that overplus receive.