Help, Lord, for wasted are those men - Byrd, William

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⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Sacred songs

♯ Key C major

⁄ Time Signature 4/2

♬ Voicing → SAATB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range F2 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 39

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 5

CPDL # 71536

Editor Allen Garvin

Posted 2022-11-12

License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial

♫Pitch Ranges

Superius

G4 – G5

Medius

C4 – D5

Contratenor

F3 – G5

Tenor

C3 – D5

Bassus

F2 – E5

¶Lyrics / Text

Help Lord for wasted are those men, which right’usnesse embrace: And rarely found that faithfull are, but all the truth deface. Each to his neighbour falsehood speakes and them seekes to beguile: With flattering lips and double heart, when smoothest hee doth smile. All flattering lips, the Lord our God, in justice will confound: And all proud tongues, that vaunt great things hee will bring to the ground. Our tongues say they shall lift us up, by them wee shall prevail: Who should us let, or stop our course, that thereof wee should faile. For the destruction of the just, and such as bee opprest: And for the mournings of the poore, that likewise bee distrest. I will ryse up now saith the Lord, and ease their griefe and care: Of those which hee full craftely, hath draw’n into his snare. Like silver fine that tried is, seven times by heate of fire: So are thy words Lord pure and cleane, to such as them desire. Thou Lord wilt keepe, and wilt defend, all such as in thee trust: And from that cursed race of men, save all such as bee just. When evill men exalted bee, the wicked gad about: Farre from all feare of paine, but thou O Lord wilt roote them out. (Anonymous metrical version of Psalm 12)