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ENGLISH SONG AND BALLAD MUSIC.
part of English compositions, -which were written, and should be, in three, four,
or five parts. There are, also, a few ballad tunes, such as " Satan, my foe," to
Fortune, tmj foe ; " Shepherd, saw thou not," to Grimson Velvet, &c. ; and, in the
last edition, 1682, some Italian songs, and " new English Ayres," in three parts
complete. The two former editions were printed at Aberdeen, in 1662 and 1666.
Moderate time.
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Re-mem-ber, O thou man, O thou man, O
thou man, Re-mem-ber,
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O thou man, thy time
spent.
Re - mem - her, O thou man,
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did what I can, there-fore
how thou art dead and gone, And I
pent.
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To Bethlem they did go, O thou man, &c..
To Bethlem they did go, the shepherds
three ; [so or no,
To Bethlem they did go, to see wh'er it were
Whether Christ were born or no, to set man
free.
As the angels before did say, O thou man, &c.,
As the angels before did say, so it came
to pass ; [babe where it lay,
As the angels before did say, they found a
In a manger, wrapt in hay, so poor he was.
In Bethlem he was born, O thou man, &c.,
In Bethlem he was born for mankind's sake;
In Bethlem he was bom, for us that were
forlorn, [take.
And thei-efore took no scorn our flesh to
Give thanks to God always, O thou man, &c.,
Give thanks to God always with heart most
joyfully; [day —
Give thanks to God alway, for this our happy
Let all men sing and say, Holy, holy.
Remember Adam's fall, O thou man, &c.,
Remember Adam's fall, from heaven to hell;
Remember Adam's fall, how we were con-
demned all
In hell perpetual there for to dwell.
Remember God's goodness, O thou man, &c..
Remember God's goodness and his promise
made ; [Son, doubtless,
Remember God's goodness, how he sent his
Our sins for to redress ; — Be not afraid.
The angels all did sing, O thou man, &c.,
The angels all did sing upon the shepherd's
hill ; [King,
The angels all did sing praises to our heavenly
And peace to man living, with a good will.
The shepherds amazed were, O thou man, &c.,
The shepherds amazed were, to hear the
angels sing ; [come to pass
Tile shepherds amazed were, liow it should
Tliat Christ, our Messias, should be our
King.
ENGLISH SONG AND BALLAD MUSIC.
part of English compositions, -which were written, and should be, in three, four,
or five parts. There are, also, a few ballad tunes, such as " Satan, my foe," to
Fortune, tmj foe ; " Shepherd, saw thou not," to Grimson Velvet, &c. ; and, in the
last edition, 1682, some Italian songs, and " new English Ayres," in three parts
complete. The two former editions were printed at Aberdeen, in 1662 and 1666.
Moderate time.
^^^^^^m
5=^
^
~m — ^TT
Re-mem-ber, O thou man, O thou man, O
thou man, Re-mem-ber,
iW¥n
T
^
»-4=
fl*-
^m-
«t
ti
O thou man, thy time
spent.
Re - mem - her, O thou man,
N^ J I i .UU
*3f
did what I can, there-fore
how thou art dead and gone, And I
pent.
^^^
^^
1=
To Bethlem they did go, O thou man, &c..
To Bethlem they did go, the shepherds
three ; [so or no,
To Bethlem they did go, to see wh'er it were
Whether Christ were born or no, to set man
free.
As the angels before did say, O thou man, &c.,
As the angels before did say, so it came
to pass ; [babe where it lay,
As the angels before did say, they found a
In a manger, wrapt in hay, so poor he was.
In Bethlem he was born, O thou man, &c.,
In Bethlem he was born for mankind's sake;
In Bethlem he was bom, for us that were
forlorn, [take.
And thei-efore took no scorn our flesh to
Give thanks to God always, O thou man, &c.,
Give thanks to God always with heart most
joyfully; [day —
Give thanks to God alway, for this our happy
Let all men sing and say, Holy, holy.
Remember Adam's fall, O thou man, &c.,
Remember Adam's fall, from heaven to hell;
Remember Adam's fall, how we were con-
demned all
In hell perpetual there for to dwell.
Remember God's goodness, O thou man, &c..
Remember God's goodness and his promise
made ; [Son, doubtless,
Remember God's goodness, how he sent his
Our sins for to redress ; — Be not afraid.
The angels all did sing, O thou man, &c.,
The angels all did sing upon the shepherd's
hill ; [King,
The angels all did sing praises to our heavenly
And peace to man living, with a good will.
The shepherds amazed were, O thou man, &c.,
The shepherds amazed were, to hear the
angels sing ; [come to pass
Tile shepherds amazed were, liow it should
Tliat Christ, our Messias, should be our
King.
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Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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