Sacred music
Subtitle: ... consisting of selections from the great English and Italian masters, Handel, Purcel, Green, Croft, Marcello, Steffani, Pergolese &c. : the whole selected, adapted & arranged for one, two, three or four voices and the piano forte or organ
By: by R.I.S. Stevens
Contributors: Straight, T., engraver
Publisher: Printed & sold by Preston
Published: 1798
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: Sacred vocal trios with organ; Sacred songs with organ; Sacred vocal trios with piano; Sacred vocal music; Sacred vocal duets with organ; Sacred vocal duets with piano; Sacred songs with piano; Sacred vocal quartets with organ; Anthems; Sacred vocal quartets with piano; Psalms (Music)
Notes: For 1-4 voices and organ accompaniment (with figured bass).

Principally sacred songs and duets by 18th century English composers; texts from the Psalms.

"Engrav'd by T. Straight, no. 7, Lambeth Walk, Surry"--At bottom of v. 1, p. 1.

"Dedicated to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury".

Dr. James L. and Dr. Margaret Whitby donation.
Table of contents: title: V. 1. Rejoice in the Lord / Agostino Steffani; title: Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts / Henry Purcell; title: O sing praises unto our God / Giovanni Battista Pergolesi; title: Praise the Lord O my soul / Maurice Greene; title: Lord I beseech Thee / Benedetto Marcello; title: Ev'ry day will I give thanks / George Frideric Handel; title: I will always give thanks unto the Lord / Charles King; title: O Lord thou hast searched me out and known me / William Croft; title: Praise the Lord O my soul and all that is within me / William Savage; title: O Lord our governor / Benedetto Marcello; title: The Lord is my shepherd / Maurice Greene; title: Tears are my daily food / George Frideric Handel; title: Come ye children and hearken to me / Agostino Steffani; title: In my distress I called upon the Lord / Benedetto Marcello; title: My God look upon me / John Reynolds; title: Lord for thy tender mercies sake / Richard Farrant [i.e. John Hilton]; title: Like as the smoke vanishes / George Frideric Handel; title: O Lord give ear unto my pray'r / Maurice Greene; title: And with songs I will celebrate the name of Jehovah / Benedetto Marcello; title: In God's word will I rejoice / Henry Purcell.; title: V. 2. I will give thanks unto Thee O Lord / Agostino Steffani; title: For God is in the midst of us / Maurice Greene; title: Let the righteous be glad / George Frideric Handel; title: Sanctus and Kyrie Eleeson ; Nunc dimittis / Orlando Gibbons; title: I was in the spirit on the Lords day / John Blow; title: My song shall be alway [sic] of the loving kindness of the Lord / Henry Purcell; title: Blessed are those that are undefiled / Maurice Greene; title: O hear ye this all ye people / Agostino Steffani; title: Lord who shall dwell in thy tabernacle / Benedetto Marcello; title: Behold how good and joyful a thing it is / James Nares; title: Wash me throughly [sic] from my wickedness / George Frideric Handel; title: I will give thanks / Wiliam Croft; title: O magnify the Lord / George Frideric Handel; title: O hold Thou me up / Benedetto Marcello; title: O praise the Lord with me / Agostino Steffani; title: How long wilt Thou forget me / Jeremiah Clarke; title: I will alway [sic] love Thee O Lord / Benedetto Marcello.; title: V. 3. God of my righteousness / Maurice Greene; title: Who can tell how oft he offendeth ; Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart / Ercole Bernabei; title: O Lord my God I will exalt thee / James Nares; title: For man walketh in a vain shadow / Maurice Greene; title: Holy, holy Lord God of hosts / Giacomo Carissimi; title: The Lord is my strength and my song ; The voice of joy and health is in the dwelling of the righteous ; This is the day which the Lord hath made / William Croft; title: Thou art my portion / Agostino Steffani; title: Ascribe to the Lord the honour / Giovanni Battista Bassani; title: Like as the hart desires the water brook / Maurice Greene; title: O Lord rebuke me not in thine indignation / William Savage; title: O deliver me from mine enemy / Benedetto Marcello; title: Lord what love have I unto thy law / William Croft; title: Four rounds: O Absalom my son / Charles King ; Oh that thou had'st known / Thomas Roseingrave ; Make haste O God / William Hayes ; Allelujah / William Boyce; title: Te Deum patrem ; Ye faithful servants of the Lord / Benjamin Rogers; title: That I may see the felicity of thy chosen / Henry Purcell; title: O come hither and hearken all ye that fear God / Maurice Greene; title: O come let us worship and fall down / George Frideric Handel; title: O be joyful in God / Agostino Steffani; title: All they that see me laugh me to scorn / Benedetto Marcello; title: To celebrate thy praise, O Lord ; The heavn's declare thy Glory, Lord ; With one consent let all the earth to God their chearful [sic] voices raise ; To God the mighty Lord, your joyful thanks repeat / William Savage; title: Six single chants for the organ; title: Six double chants.