Sing Joyfully

 

William Byrd (c.1539 - 1623)

Text based on Psalm 81

Sing joyfully unto God our strength
Sing loud unto the God of Jacob.
Take the song and bring forth the timbrel,
The pleasant harp and the viol.
Blow the trumpet in the new moon,
Even in the time appointed and at our feast day.
For this is a statute for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob.

 

 

This piece was performed on Octarium’s Ode to Music Concert, November 2003.