In those dayes as the nombre playne (Christopher Tye)
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- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-09-08). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 161 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: In those dayes as the nombre playne
Composer: Christopher Tye
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Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1553
Description: From Actes of the Apostles 6
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Original text and translations
English text
In those dayes as the nombre playne
Of the disciples grew
A grudge arose and grefe certayne,
that dayly dyd renewe.
Amongst the Grekes, agaynst th'Hebrues
Their widows dispisyng
Would not alowe, but them refuse
In daylye ministryng.