David's Lament
Language: English 
Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!
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In David's Song for Saul and Jonathan in Samuel in the translation of the American Standard Version


Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Blair Fairchild (1877 - 1933), "David's Lament", subtitle: "II Samuel", op. 29 no. 2, copyright © 1911 [ soprano, chorus and orchestra ], from Two Bible Lyrics, no. 2, New York, H. W. Gray, sole agents for Novello & Co.
        Score: HathiTrust [external link]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Paul de Stoecklin (1873 - 1964) , copyright © ; composed by Blair Fairchild.

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