Give the king thy judgments, O God - Knapp, William

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"This anthem was first published on pages 166-171 of the second edition of William Knapp's ''A Sett of New Psalm-Tunes and Anthems'', London, 1741, where it is described as 'An Anthem Ps. 72 for a King or Queen's Accession to the Crown'. The ''Book of Common Prayer'' includes forms of prayer for the anniversary of the accession of the reigning monarch. At the time of the first publication of this anthem, this would have been observed on 11 June (as {{w|George II of Great Britain|George II"

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → Anthems

♯ Key C minor

⁄ Time Signature 3/2

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range G2 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 80

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 6

CPDL # 23047

Editor Tim Henderson

Posted 2011-01-23

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

G4 – G5

Alto

C4 – C5

Tenor

E-4 – G5

Bass

G2 – E-4