The Ripieno Choir - Byrd's Sing Joyfully

The Ripieno Choir, based in Thames Ditton, UK
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William Byrd (1540 - 1623): Sing Joyfully
A polyphonic church anthem in six-part harmony, similar in style to his English motets. Unusually for Byrd, the lyrics are in English, a contribution to the Anglican repertory. The lyrics are drawn from Psalm 81:1 and are as follows:
Sing joyfully unto God our strength; sing loud unto the God of Jacob!
Take the song, 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.
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