Songs from Nahum Tate
Attend, O earth, when God declares
O Lord, that art my righteous Judge
Lord, hear the voice of my complaint
O thou to whom all creatures bow
When heaven, thy beauteous work on high
To celebrate thy Praise, O Lord
Thy Presence why withdraw’st thou, Lord
Chandos Anthem No. 2, HWV 247, “In the Lord put I my trust”: In the Lord I put my trust!
Chandos Anthem No. 2, HWV 247, “In the Lord put I my trust”: Behold! The wicked bend their bow
Chandos Anthem No. 2, HWV 247, “In the Lord put I my trust”: But God, who hears the suff’ring pow’r
Sure, wicked fools must needs suppose
Lord, who’s the happy man, that may
I strive each action to approve
No Change of Time Shall Ever Shock
O Lord of Hosts, my King and God
Chandos Anthem No. 10, HWV 255, “The Lord is my Light”: The Lord is my strength and my shield
The Lord did on my side engage
Chandos Anthem No. 10, HWV 255, “The Lord is my Light”: For who is God but the Lord?
Tis God that girds my armour on
Our factious tribes, at strife till now
The Heav’ns declare thy Glory, Lord
God’s perfect law converts the soul
The King, O Lord, with Songs of Praise
My God, my God, why leav’st thou me
My blood like water’s spill’d, my joints
The Lord himself, the mighty Lord
Erect your heads, eternal gates
Lift up your heads, eternal gates
To God I lift my eyes, my trust is in his name
Judge me, O Lord, for I the Paths
I’ll wash my hands in innocence
Continue, Lord, to hear my voice
Chandos Anthem No. 10, HWV 255, “The Lord is my Light”: The Lord is my light and my salvation
Chandos Anthem No. 10, HWV 255, “The Lord is my Light”: Though an host of men were laid against me
Chandos Anthem No. 10, HWV 255, “The Lord is my Light”: One thing have I desired in the Lord
Chandos Anthem No. 10, HWV 255, “The Lord is my Light”: I will offer in his dwelling an oblation
Chandos Anthem No. 10, HWV 255, “The Lord is my Light”: Sing praises unto the Lord
I’ll celebrate thy Praises, Lord
He’s blessed who has thy pardon gained
He’s blest, whose sins have pardon gain’d
Let all the just to God with joy
Tis God, who those that trust in him
So I, before the list’ning world
My crafty foe, with flattering art
Tho’ wicked Men grow rich or great
While sinful crowds, with false design
Thy chastening wrath, O Lord, restrain
But, Lord, before thy searching eyes
Resolved to watch o’er all my ways
Lord, let me know my term of days
In full assemblies I have told
Chandos Anthem No. 6, HWV 251b, “As pants the Hart for cooling streams”: Now, when I think thereupon
As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams
Let me with light and truth be bless’d
O GOD, our fathers oft have told
O Lord, our Fathers oft have told
But thou hast cast us off; and now
O all ye People, clap your Hands
The Lord, the only God, is great
Chandos Anthem No. 3, HWV 248, “Have mercy upon me”: Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness
Chandos Anthem No. 3, HWV 248, “Have mercy upon me”: For I acknowledge my faults
Chandos Anthem No. 3, HWV 248, “Have mercy upon me”: Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness
Chandos Anthem No. 3, HWV 248, “Have mercy upon me”: Make me a clean heart, O God
Chandos Anthem No. 3, HWV 248, “Have mercy upon me”: Then shall I teach Thy ways unto the wicked
In vain, O Man of lawless Might
Lord, save me, for thy glorious Name
O God My Heart Is Fixed ‘Tis Bent
Speak, O ye Judges of the Earth
Lord, hear my Cry, regard my Pray’r
My soul, for help on God relies, From him alone, my safety flows
O God, my gracious God, to Thee
Lord, hear the Voice of my Complaint
Lord, from thy unexhausted store
Thou, Lord, dost barb’rous lands dismay
Let all the Lands with Shouts of Joy
O! all ye nations, bless our God
Let God, the God of battle, rise
Chandos Anthem No. 11, HWV 256a, “Let God arise”: Let God arise, and let his enemies be scatter’d
Chandos Anthem No. 11, HWV 256a, “Let God arise”: Let the righteous be glad, and rejoice before God
Chandos Anthem No. 11, HWV 256a, “Let God arise”: O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his name
Thou gav’st the word; we sally’d forth
When, marching to thy blest abode
Chandos Anthem No. 11, HWV 256a, “Let God arise”: Praised be the Lord!
Save me O God from Waves that roll
In Thee I put my stedfast Trust
The memory of Christ’s glorious name
To fathom this my thoughts I bent
But, Lord, how long wilt thou permit
To Thee, O God, we render Praise
When thou whom earth and heaven revere
To God I cry’d, who to my Help
Thou brought’st a vine from Egypt’s land
To thee, O God of hosts, we pray
But let such vengeance come to them
O God of Hosts, the mighty Lord
Lord, thou hast granted to thy land
To Thee, my God and Saviour, I
Happy, thrice happy they who hear
Thy Mercies, Lord, shall be my Song
What seraph of celestial birth
Chandos Anthem No. 10, HWV 255, “The Lord is my Light”: It is the Lord that ruleth the sea
O Lord, the Saviour and defence
Praise ye the Lord; our God to praise
Thou turnest man, O Lord to dust
But who thy anger’s dread effects
With Glory Clad, with Strength Arrayed
O God! to whom revenge belongs
Bless’d is the man, whom thou, O Lord
O Come, Loud Anthems Let Us Sing
Come, Loud Anthems Let Us Sing
Sing to the Lord a new song, sing
Chandos Anthem No. 4, HWV 249b, “O sing unto the Lord a new song”: O sing unto the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord a new-made song
Jehovah reigns; let therefore all
Chandos Anthem No. 1, HWV 246, “O, be joyful in the Lord”: O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands
Chandos Anthem No. 1, HWV 246, “O, be joyful in the Lord”: Be ye sure that the Lord he is God
Through endless years thou art the same