Festival Te Deum



The song is written in full polyphonic counterpoint, with a great deal of repetition, which is not reproduced here.

First section
 * 1. Chorus
 * We praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.
 * All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting.
 * (etc.)

Second section
 * To Thee all Angels cry aloud, the Heav'ns and all the Pow'rs therein.
 * To Thee all Angels cry aloud, cry aloud.
 * (etc.)

[Soprano]
 * 2. Solo (soprano) and Chorus
 * To thee Cherubin and Seraphin: continually do cry,

[Chorus]
 * Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
 * Heav'n and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy Glory.

[Soprano]
 * To thee Cherubin and Seraphin: continually do cry,

[Chorus]
 * Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;

[Soprano]
 * To thee Cherubin and Seraphin: continually do cry,
 * Holy, Holy, Holy, Heav'n and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy Glory.
 * (etc.)


 * 3. Chorus
 * The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thee.
 * The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise Thee.
 * The noble army of Martyrs praise Thee.
 * The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thee;
 * The Father of an infinite Majesty;
 * Thine honourable true and only Son; also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.


 * Thou art the King of Glory
 * (etc.)
 * Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ.


 * Thou art the King,
 * The King of Glory,
 * Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ.
 * Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
 * (etc.)


 * 4. Solo (soprano)
 * When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man,
 * Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
 * When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,
 * Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heav'n to all believers.
 * (etc.)


 * Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the Glory of the Father.
 * (etc.)

[All]
 * 5. Chorus
 * We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge.

[Tenors]
 * We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.

[Sopranos]
 * We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.

[All]
 * Make them to be numbered with Thy Saints, in glory everlasting.
 * (etc.)

First section
 * 6. Solo (soprano) and Chorus

[Solo]
 * O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine heritage.

[Chorus]
 * O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine heritage.

[Solo]
 * Govern them, and lift them up for ever.

[Chorus]
 * Govern them, and lift them up for ever.
 * (etc.)

Second section [Tenors, then basses, then taken up by all in polyphony]
 * Day by day we magnify thee;
 * And we worship thy Name, ever world without end.
 * (etc.)

[Sopranos]
 * 7. Chorus
 * Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
 * O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.

[All]
 * O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in Thee.
 * O Lord, in Thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded.
 * (etc, going through several changes of tune.)


 * O Lord, save the King. O Lord, save the King,
 * And mercifully hear us when we call upon Thee.
 * Amen. (etc.)

Sheet music

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