Lord, what is man (Henry Palmer)
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- (Posted 2023-10-21) CPDL #76514:
- Editor: Drew Sellis (submitted 2023-10-21). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 134 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Note values are halved and the piece has been transposed up a minor third from the original pitch. The Cantoris Contratenor partbook has been lost so this part has been editorially reconstructed.
General Information
Title: Lord, what is man
Composer: Henry Palmer
Text: Psalm 144:3-4; Psalm 146: 3-4
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem, Psalm
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
Manuscript c. 1625-1640 in the Peterhouse Partbooks: Latter Caroline Set (John Cosin)
Description: A verse-anthem setting of "Psalm 144 & 146, the 3rd and 4th verses".
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 144 and Psalm 146.
English text
Lord, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him:
or the son of man, that thou so regardest him?
Man is like a thing of nought:
his time passeth away like a shadow.
For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall turn again to his earth:
and then all his thoughts perish.
Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help:
and whose hope is in the Lord his God. Amen.