Tune: OLD 104TH

Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft

Thomas Ravenscroft United Kingdom 1592-1635. Born at Sussex, England, he allegedly sang in the choir at St Paul’s Cathedral. He attended music lectures at Gresham College. He was educated at Cambridge College, graduating in 1607. From 1618-1622 he was music master at Christ’s Hospital. Many of his works were aimed at pleasing a middle class lay public. He collected folk music: “Pammelia” (1609), “Deuteromelia” [includes the song “Three blind mice”](1609), “Melismata” (1611). He also published a metrical Psalter (the whole book of Psalms) in 1621. He composed 11 anthems, three motets, and four fantasies. He also wrote two treatises on music theory: “A briefe discourse of the true (but neglected) use of charact'… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	OLD 104TH
Composer:	Thomas Ravenscroft
Meter:	10.10.11.11
Incipit:	13215 34654 4576
Key:	d minor
Source:	Ravenscroft's Psalter (1621) (melody)
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Disposer Supreme, and Judge of the earth

O Worship the King all glorious above

O worship the King all-glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love:
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

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How wondrous and great

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Timeline

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