The Preces

William Byrd
(c. 1543 - 1623)
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Minister

 
Choir

       S.         
O Lord, o- pen thou our lips And our mouth shall shew forth thy Praise.
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A I.          

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And our mouth shall shew forth thy - Praise.
  
      
A II.


And our mouth shall shew forth thy Praise.
T.         
And our mouth shall shew forth thy Praise.
         
B. 
And our mouth shall shew forth thy Praise.

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Priest

         
Choir

S.       
O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us.

       
A I. 
O Lord, make haste to help us.

       

A II.


O Lord, make haste to - help us.
T.         
O Lord, make haste to help us.
      
B.   
O Lord, make haste to help us.

     
S.              
Glo - ry be to the Fa- ther, and to the Son: and to the Ho - ly Ghost;
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                

A I.

Glo - ry be to the Fa- ther, and to the Son: and to the Ho - ly Ghost;
            
A II.      
  
Glo - ry be to the Fa- ther, and to the Son: and to the Ho - ly - Ghost
                
T. 

 
Glo - ry be to the
    
Fa- ther,
   
and to the Son:

and to the

Ho - ly Ghost;

B.       
Glo - ry be to the Fa- ther, and to the Son: and to the Ho - ly Ghost;
   
S.             
As it was in the be - gin - ning, and is now, and
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A I.              

As it was in the be - gin - ning, and is now, and

            


A II.
As it was in the be - gin - ning, and is now, and
  
T.              
As it was in the be - gin - ning, and is now, and
             
B.   
As it was in the be - gin - ning, and is now, and

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S.             
ev - er shall be: world with - out end. A - men.

 
      
   
A I.
   
ev - er shall be: world with - out end. A - - men.
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  
A II.
       
ev - er shall be: world with - out end. A - men.
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T.     
        
ev - er shall be: world with - out end. A - men.
 
B.            
ev - er shall be world with - out end. A - men.

      
S.       
Praise ye the Lord, praise ye the Lord.

         
A I.
    


Praise ye the Lord, praise ye the Lord.
A II.              


Praise ye the Lord, praise ye the Lord.
           
T.  

   
Praise ye the Lord, praise ye the . Lord.
B.           
Praise ye the Lord, praise ye the Lord.
The Responses

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Priest

     
Choir

 S.     
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.

A I.       
And with thy spirit.

  
A II.    
And with thy spirit.
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T.     
And with thy spirit.
     
B. 
And with thy spirit.

Priest

   
Let us pray.

               
Choir

S.        
Lord, have mer-cy up-on us. Christ, have mer - cy up- on us. Lord have mer - cy up - on us.

             
A I.            
Lord, have mer-cy up-on us. Christ, have mer-cy up - on us. Lord have mer- cy up-on us.
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A II.                         
Lord, have mer-cy up - on us. Christ, have mer-cy up - on us. Lord, have mer- cy up - on us.
   
T.                    
Lord, have mer-cy up-on us. Christ have mer-cy up-on us. Lord have mer- cy up-on us.
   
B.                   
Lord, have mer-cy up-on us. Christ have mer-cy up-on us. Lord have mer- cy up-on us.

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S.    
A - men.
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Our Father....from evil.

A I.    
Our Father, who art in heaven hallowed be thy Name,
A - men. thy kingdom come, thy will be done,

Our Father....from evil.

 
on earth as it is in heaven.
A II.   Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
A - men.

Our Father....from evil. And lead us not into temptation,
T.     but deliver us from evil.


Our Father....from evil. A - men.
  
B.  
Our Father....from evil. A - men.
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Priest

        
O Lord, shew thy mercy up- on us.

   
Choir

S.      
And grant us thy sal - va - ti - on.

A I.         
And grant us thy sal - va - ti - on.

      
A II.     


And grant us thy sal - va - ti - on.
T.         
And grant us thy sal - va - ti - on.
      
B.    
And grant us thy sal - va - ti - on.
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Priest

     
O Lord, save the Queen.

    
       
Choir

S.  
And mer - ci- ful- ly hear us when we call up - on thee.

A I.                      


And mer - ci- ful- ly hear us when we call up - on us.
             

A II.


And mer - ci- ful- ly hear us when we call up - on thee.
T.              
And mer - ci- ful- ly hear us when we call up - on thee.
              
B. 
And mer - ci- ful- ly hear us when we call up - on thee.
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Priest

           
En-due thy min-nis-ters with right-eous-ness.

           
Choir

S.   
And make thy cho - sen peo - ple joy - - - ful.

        
A I.  

And make thy cho - sen peo - ple joy - ful.
A II.          
And make thy cho - sen peo - ple joy - ful.

T.          
And make thy cho - sen peo - ple joy - ful.
      
B.     
And make thy cho - sen peo - ple joy - ful.
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Priest

             
 
Choir

S.
O Lord, save thy peo-ple.
And bless thine in - he - ri - tance.

        
A I. 
And bless thine in - he - ri - tance.

      
A II.   


And bless thine in - he - ri - tance.
T.        
And bless thine in - he - ri - tance.
   
B.      
And bless thine in - he - ri - tance.


Priest

       
Give peace in our time, O Lord.

            
Choir

S.         
Be- cause there is none o- ther that fight- eth for us. but on - ly thou, O God.

                    
A I.  

 
Be- cause there is none o- ther that fight- eth for us. but on - ly thou O God.
              
  
  
A II.
 


Be- cause there is none o- ther that fight- eth for us. but on-ly thou O God.
T.                     
Be- cause there is none o- ther that fight- eth for us. but on - ly thou O God.
  
B.                   
Be- cause there is none o- ther that fight- eth for us. but on - ly thou O God.


Priest

         
   
Choir

O God, make clean our hearts with-in us. S.       

          
A I. 
And take not thy Ho - ly Spirit from us.

  
A II.         

And take not thy Ho - ly Spirit from us.
T.          
And take not thy Ho - ly Spirit from us.
         
B.  
And take not thy Ho - ly Spirit from us.
The Collects
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 

I. II. III.
S.          
A - men. A - men. A - - men.

   
          
A I.


A - men. A - men. A - - - - men.
     
A II.
         

A - men. A - men. A - - - - - men.
T.          
A - men. A - men. A - - - men.
    
B.        
A - men. A - men. A - - - men.