by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
O God, the proud are risen
Language: English
O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought my soul and have not set thee before them. But thou, O Lord, art a pitiful God and a merciful, slow to anger and great in kindness and truth.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "O God, the proud are risen" [text verified 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Thomas Tomkins.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-06-24
Line count: 7
Word count: 45