Roding Music: Metrical Psalms

Metrical Psalms

Click on S to view and hear the music from a Sibelius Scorch file. If you are new to Sibelius Scorch or have any trouble with these files please look at the relevant page of Questions and Answers for more information.

Click on KS for a Scorch file with added keyboard accompaniment. Click on pdf for a printable pdf file of the vocal music, or Kpdf for the keyboard version.

T shows where the tenor has the air or leading part. Soprano-led versions may be found on the Numerical List.

Further abbreviations are listed below.

Cat. #	Title	Composer	Text	Voices	Vocal		Keyboard
RM35	How blest is he, who ne'er consents	John Barwick	P1 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM275	Lord, hear the voice of my complaint	William Mason	P5 NV	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM226	To celebrate thy praise, O Lord	Francis Roads	P9 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM227	How long wilt thou forget me, Lord	Francis Roads	P13 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM137	The heavens declare thy glory, Lord	Phocion Henley	P19 NV	SAATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM17	The king, O Lord, with songs of praise	William Knapp	P21 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM20	Thus in thy sacred courts will I	James Leach	P22 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM208	My God, my God, why leav'st thou me?	Anon.	P22 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM11	The Lord my pasture shall prepare	Phocion Henley	P23 JA	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM23	My shepherd is the living Lord	Thomas Clark	P23 S	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM212	The Lord himself, the mighty Lord	Anon.	P23 NV	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM213	My shepherd will supply my needs	Samuel Grigg	P23 IW	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM64	I lift my soul to God	Thomas Firth	P25 IW	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM138	To God, in whom I trust	Phocion Henley	P25 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM97	Judge me, O Lord	Anon.	P26 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM34	One thing of God I do require	John Barwick	P27 JH	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM235	O Lord, my rock, to thee I cry	Francis Roads	P28 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM216	Let all the just to God with joy	Francis Roads	P33 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM26	Through all the changing scenes of life	Jos. Stephenson	P34 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM39	Though wicked men grow rich or great	John Fawcett	P37 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM144	I waited meekly for the Lord	Phocion Henley	P40 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM157	Blest who with gen'rous pity glows	Phocion Henley	P41 JM	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM155	As pants the hart for cooling streams	Phocion Henley	P42 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM153	Just judge of heaven, against my foes	Phocion Henley	P43 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM15	Gird on thy sword, most mighty prince	William Knapp	P45 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM211	The God of glory sends his summons forth	Anon.	P50 IW	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM272	The God of glory sends his summons forth	Jos. Stephenson	P50 IW	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM65	The Lord looked down from heaven's high tower	Isaac Tucker	P53 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM66	Lord, save me for thy glorious name	Anon.	P54 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM236	Lord, save me, for thy glorious name	Francis Roads	P54 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM154	O God, my gracious God, to thee	Phocion Henley	P63 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM145	For thee, O Lord, our constant praise	Phocion Henley	P65 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM228	Let all the lands with shouts of joy	Francis Roads	P66 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM234	Let God, the God of battle, rise	Francis Roads	P68 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM237	In thee I put my steadfast trust	Francis Roads	P71 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM233	Whom then in heaven but thee alone?	Francis Roads	P73 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM262	Sing to the Lord alone	Anon.	P81 IW	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM265	God in the great assembly stands	John Callcott	P82 NV	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM6	Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name	Thomas Clark	P95 IW	SATBB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM141	O come, loud anthems let us sing	Phocion Henley	P95 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM273	To our almighty maker, God	Ralph Harrison	P98 IW	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM143	Joyful, all ye nations sing	Phocion Henley	P100 WD	SAATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM142	My soul, inspired with sacred love	Phocion Henley	P103 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM238	He called for darkness, darkness came	Francis Roads	P105 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM147	O God, whose former mercies make	Phocion Henley	P109 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM151	Ye saints and servants of the Lord	Phocion Henley	P113 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM149	When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand	Phocion Henley	P114 Sp	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM139	With cheerful notes let all the earth	Phocion Henley	P117 NV	SAATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM37	That man is blest who fears the Lord	William Marsh	P128 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM146	From lowest depths of woe	Phocion Henley	P130 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM242	O praise the Lord with one consent	Francis Roads	P135 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM269	O praise the Lord with one consent	G. F. Handel	P135 NV	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM150	To God, the mighty Lord	Phocion Henley	P136 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM214	To God, the mighty Lord	Thomas Clark	P136 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM140	As pensive by the streams we sat	Phocion Henley	P137 PH	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM274	When we, our weary limbs to rest	G. F. Handel	P137 NV	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM221	As by the streams of Babylon	Anon.	P137 TC	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM220	With my whole heart, my God and King	Anon.	P138 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM148	Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast shown	Phocion Henley	P139 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM239	To God, the Lord, a hymn of praise	Francis Roads	P147 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM240	Ye boundless realms of joy	Francis Roads	P148 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM263	O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice	William Croft	P149 NV	SAB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf
RM241	O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice	Francis Roads	P149 NV	SATB	S	pdf	KS	Kpdf

Abbreviations
Anon.	Anonymous
IW	Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
JA	Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
JH	John Hopkins (fl. 1562)
JM	James Merrick (1720-69)
NV	New Version of the Metrical Psalms by Tate and Brady (1696)
P	shows psalm numbers
PH	Phocion Henley (1728-64)
SATB	Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Sp	The Spectator Vol. 6
T	shows where the tenor has the air or leading part.
TC	Thomas Campion (1567-1620)
TS	Thomas Sternhold (1500-1549)
WD	William Dodd (1729-77)

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Metrical Psalms

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