Evening Service in G minor Editor’s note This edition retains Purcell’s original key and re-allocates the verse sections from SSA and ATB to SAT and ATB. This seemed both more logical and more suitable for modern vocal ranges. As no continuo or organ part exists in manuscript for this setting, none has been provided here. Verses can be allocated as Decani and Cantoris alternating, either as solos or full. Dynamic markings or tempo indications are left to the individual performer. The Gloria to the Magnificat has been retained for the Nunc Dimittis in preference to the version by “Mr Roseingrave junior” already available in Maurice Bevan’s edition for OUP.
Magnificat
Full
S.
soul
doth mag - ni - fy the Lord, and my
My
doth mag - ni - fy the Lord, and my
soul
My
T.
My
7
-
ced
in
- ced in
joi
-
spi - rit hath, and my spi - rit hath re -
spi - rit hath
soul
doth mag - ni - fy the Lord, and my
spi - rit hath and my spi - rit hath re -
God
God
God
- joi - ced in
-
doth mag - ni - fy the Lord, and my
- joi - ced in
spi - rit hath re
soul
B.
My
A.
Henry Purcell edited by Andrew Crookall
God
my
Verse I
my
Sa - viour.
my
-
Sa - viour.
my
re - joi
Sa - viour.
Sa - viour.
For
he hath re - gard - ed the low - li - ness
For
he hath re - gard - ed the low - li - ness
For
he hath re - gard - ed the low - li - ness
2
14
Verse II
For be - hold,
of
his hand - maid - en.
of his hand - maid - en. of
be - hold, from hence - forth
all
For be - hold,
be - hold, from hence - forth
all
ge - ne - ra - tions
For be - hold,
be - hold, from hence - forth
all
ge - ne - ra - tions
his hand - maid - en.
21
Verse I
shall call
shall call me bless - ed. For he that is might - y hath mag - ni - fied me, shall call
me bless - ed. For
he
For
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ho - ly,
ho - ly
ho - ly, ho - ly
ho - ly,
me bless - ed.
ge - ne - ra - tions
ho - ly
he
that is might - y hath mag - ni - fied me,
Full
is
is his
ho - ly
ho - ly
name.
Ho - ly,
ho - ly,
ho -
name.
Ho - ly,
ho - ly,
ho - ly,
and
ho - ly,
is
his name.
ho - ly,
and
Ho - ly,
his name.
is his
ho - ly,
ho - ly,
that is might - y hath mag - ni - fied me,
Ho - ly,
and
is
his name.
ly
is
his name.
ho - ly
is
his name.
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VerseI 37
And his mer - cy is on them that fear him, his mer - cy is on them that fear him through And his mer - cy is on them that fear him, his mer - cy is on
them that fear him through
And his mer - cy is on them that fear him, his mer - cy is
them that fear him through
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out, through - out
out, through - out out, through - out
ge
-
ge
-
all
51
ge - ne
ne - ra - tions.
all
-
ed
strength
proud,
he hath scat - ter - ed the proud,
he hath scat - ter - ed the proud,
ed, shew - ed
shew - ed
ra - tions.
strength with his arm, he hath scat - ter - ed the
his arm,
He hath shew -
He hath shew -
ne - ra - tions.
strength with his arm,
with
Verse II
He hath shew - ed, hath
all
on
he hath
he hath scat - ter - ed, hath
he hath scat - ter - ed the
4
57
scat - ter - ed
proud
the
proud
the
in the im - ag - in - a - tion, the im - ag - in
-
a - tion of
their
in the im - ag - in - a - tion, the im - ag - in
-
a - tion of
their
a - tion of
their
scat - ter - ed
proud
in the im - ag - in - a - tion,
62
in
the im - ag - in
Verse I
-
hearts.
hearts.
He hath put down
hearts.
68
He hath put down
He hath put down
hum - ble, and hath ex - al - ted, ex
the might - y from their seat, and hath ex - al - ted
the
and hath ex-
Full
He hath fill - ed the
-
al - ted the
hum - ble and meek.
al - ted the
hum - ble and meek.
al - ted, and hath ex - al - ted, hath ex - al - ted the
hum - ble and meek.
hum - ble, and hath ex - al - ted, ex
the
the might - y from their seat,
the might - y from their seat, and hath ex - al - ted
-
He hath fill - ed the
He hath fill - ed the
He hath fill - ed the
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hun - gry withgood things,and the rich
he hath, the rich
he hath sent
hun - gry withgood things,and the rich
he hath, the rich
he hath
hun - gry withgood things,and the rich he hath, the rich he hath
hun - gry withgood things,and the rich
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Verse I
em - pty a - way.
sent
em - pty a - way.
sent
em - pty a - way.
he hath, the rich
he hath sent
5
em - pty a - way.
He re - mem - b'ring his mer - cy, re - mem - b'ring his mer - cy hath hol - pen his
ser - vant, hath
He re - mem - b'ring his mer - cy, re - mem - b'ring his mer - cy hath hol - pen his
ser - vant, hath
He re - mem - b'ring his mer - cy, re - mem - b'ring his mer - cy hath hol - pen his ser - vant, hath 91
Verse II
As he
pro - mi - sed to
our fore
hol - pen his ser - vant Is - ra - el. As he pro -mi - sed to our fore hol - pen his ser - vant Is - ra - el. As he pro -mi - sed to our fore
hol - pen his
ser - vant
Is - ra - el.
-
-
-
fa - thers,
fa - thers,
fa - thers,
6
98
A - bra -ham and
A - bra-ham and
his
seed
A - bra -ham and
for
seed
his
his
seed
for
for
ev - er.
ev - er.
ev - er.
Full
Glo - ry
106
Glo - ry
be to the
Fa - ther,and to the
Glo - ry
be to the
Fa - ther,and to the
to
the
Ho - ly
be to the
Fa - ther,and to the
Son, and
Fa - ther,and to the
Glo - ry
be to the
Ghost; as it
was in the
be - gin - ing,
is
Son, and to the Ho - ly Ghost; as it was in the be - gin - ing, is Son, and
Son, and
to
to
the
the
Ho -
Ho -
ly Ghost;
as
ly Ghost;
as
now, and ev - er, and
ev - er, and ev - er shall be,
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now, and ev - er, and ev - er, and ev - er shall be, now, and ev - er, and
now, and
ev
-
ev - er, and ev - er shall be,
-
-
er shall be,
it
it
was in the
was in the
now,
is
be - gin - ing, is
now,
end. A
end.
world with - out
end.
world with - out
end.
men.
world with - out
-
be - gin - ing, is
world with - out
is
A - men.
A - men.
A -
men.
