Winner of the 2015 Presbyterian Association of Musicians Choral Composition Competition
Praise from Three Anthems on poems by George Herbert George Herbert (1593-1633)
Erik Meyer
1 Moderately Slow q=72 p S King
A
King
B
glo - ry,
of
p
King
of
p
S
of
glo
A
T B
and that
King
love
may
nev - er cease,
love
love
may
nev - er cease,
may
nev - er cease,
that
love
may
that
King
peace,
I
will
love
thee;
love
thee;
will
of
peace,
I
will
will
move
thee.
I
will
move
I
will
I
will
move
thee.
move
thee.
thee.
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thee;
love
will
I
I
thee;
I
peace,
love
of
nev - er cease,
peace,
of
and that
and
and
ry,
glo - ry,
of
King
-
King
glo - ry,
6
p
King p
T
of
2
mf S 11
Thou hast grant- ed
my re- quest,
thou hast heard
me;
mf
A
Thou hast grant- ed mf
my re- quest,
thou hast heard
mp
mf
S
17
thou hast spared
A
thou hast spared
my re- quest,
me; thou didst note mp
me.
mf
thou hast spared me.
T
B
thou hast spared
thou didst note my work - ing breast,
mp
me;
thou didst note my work - ing breast,
mp
I will sing
thee,
Where - fore with my
mf
Where - fore with my
mf
mf
me.
mf
ut - most art
ut - most art
Where - fore with my
ut - most art
I will sing
I will sing
thee,
ut - most art
I will sing
thee,
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thee,
Where - fore with my
my work - ing breast,
2
me.
thou hast heard
thou didst note my work - ing breast,
T Thou hast grant-ed my re- quest, thou hast heard me; mf B Thou hast grant- ed
mp
and the
3
S
and
the
cream
of
23
A
and
the
cream
and
T
the
cream
B cream
all
my
heart
I
of
all
my
heart
I
of
all
my
heart
I
of
all
my
heart
I
S
27
Though my
A
my
sins, my
T
B
sins
f
sins
a - gainst
sins
sins
a - gainst
a - gainst
cried,
me
cried,
me
me
a - gainst me
cried,
f
will bring
thee.
f
will bring
f
mp
cried,
thou didst mp
me;
clear
mp
p
and
a -
me;
thou didst clear
me;
Though my
mp
thou didst clear mp
thou didst clear
Though
thee.
Though my
will bring
thee.
f
thee.
will bring
me;
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4
p S 31
and
A
rit.
a - lone, when
when
p and a - lone, when
B
they
re
-
they
rit.
re
-
plied,
plied,
they
re
rit.
-
plied,
p
and
a - lone, when
they
re
-
rit.
p
mf S
plied,
not one in sev'n, I will praise
Sev'n whole days,
not one in sev'n, I will praise
hear
me.
thou
thou
pp
pp
didst
thee;
thee;
thee;
hear
hear
me.
hear
me.
didst
thou didst
not one in sev'n, I will praise thee;
pp
T Sev'n whole days, not one in sev'n, I will praise mf B
thou didst
Sev'n whole days, mf
mf
Sev'n whole days,
mf
pp
3
35
A
rit.
lone,
T
me.
mp
in my heart, though
mp
not in heav'n,
in my heart, though mp
not in heav'n,
in my heart, though
not in heav'n,
mp in my heart,
my heart, though not in heav'n,
mp
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S 42
I
A
can raise
thee;
I
can
raise
I can raise
T
B I
can raise
47
thee;
A
thee;
thee;
T
S
e'en
e -
B
small it
thee;
small it
f
is,
it
small it f
-
mp
e'en
e - ter - ni - ty's too
mp
short
short
too
to
en - roll
en - roll
ex - tol
to
en - roll
thee.
p
short
to
ex -
p
short
to
ex - tol
p
thee.
ex - tol
to
p
en - roll
to
to p
ni - ty's
ter
this poor sort
e -
this poor sort
in
ni - ty's too
is,
in
to
it
f
is,
this poor sort
is,
e - ter - ni - ty's too
in
e'en
is,
this poor sort
mp
in
f
mp
is,
-
thee;
thee;
f
small it
thee;
5
ter mp
e'en
tol
thee.
thee.
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