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Psalm 70

O God, deliver me. LORD, speed Your help to me

Published in 2 hymnals


Text Information

First Line: O God, deliver me. LORD, speed Your help to me
Title: Psalm 70
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: © 1973 The Board of Education and Publication Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America

Tune

STATE STREET


ST. BRIDE

Samuel Howard (b. London, England, 1710; d. London, 1782) composed ST. BRIDE as a setting for Psalm 130 in William Riley's London psalter, Parochial Harmony (1762). The melody originally began with "gathering" notes at the beginning of each phrase. The tune's title is a contraction of St. Bridget, t…

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The Book of Psalms for Singing #70A

The Book of Psalms for Singing #70B

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