CHURCH SERVICES General Editor David Willcocks SATB and organ The Lamentation Edward C. Bairstow MUSIC DEPARTMENT OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORDDIRECTIONS FOR CHANTING ‘The Lamentation should be chanted quite slowly, but in speech rhythm. The syllables «pportioned to the bars following the reciting bars must not be sung slower than the recitation. ‘A line over a syllable indicates that two notes are sung tot, Dots over syllables indicate thet two syllables are sung to one note. ‘The figure 3 placed over the final syllable of reciting bar means that the chord in that bar is re- peated as the first chord of a triplet which includes the two minims in the following bar, as shown in the music to verses 6 and 7. ‘The dagger sign (}) is placed before verses where the chant is divided into 4 bars plus 3, instead of 3 bars plus 4. No pause should be made at bar 3.The Lamentation . For use as an alternative to the Benedicite in Lent, or on any other suitable occasion ‘Words selected from the Lamentations of Jeremiaby ‘The Very Rev. E.M. Milner-White, Dean of York EDWARD C. BAIRSTOW THE PROPHET MOURNETH FOR THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD 1. (Full) —_» How doth the city sit solitary, that was | full of |peo-ple:ll how is she be-|comelas a lwidow!ll 2. (Pal) anf She that was great among the nations, and princess «-1moog the |provin-ces: how is |she be-Icomel tribu-tary! Il (Dee) pp She weepeth sore in the night,#and her tears arelon her! cheeks: among all her Lovers, [she hath Inone to [comfort her. 4 an)» The ways of i-lon dol mourn, ll because none come to the |s0-lemn (ve) > alll her| gates are [deso-late, Il and she her-|self is in Ibitter-ness. {I 5. (an) —_pThe Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of Iher trans-1 gres-sions: ll ther children are gone into captivity be-! ~ |sem-bly: fore thelene-rmy.l Copyright, 1982, bythe Oxford University Press Print in Great Britain ‘OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6D? ‘Photocopying this copyright materi s LEGAL.Verse 6 ers: Voices in Unison ORGAN ‘Manual 5 D4 All they that go By lctap their nands at her: I 6, (Fall anit they hiss, and wag their head at the daughter of Je-Iru- sa-lem | say ing, II 2 7. (eutyasison) f “Ts this the city that men called the per-fec-Ition of I beauty; the |joy of the wholel earth?”l] REFRAIN Largo espressivo Bi 7 PI TP Je-ru-smlem, Je -ru-selem, —_re- turn un-to the Lord thy God. cuorr ysin 725 = ORGANCHRIST RECALLETH US TO GOD BY HIS PASSION 8, (Dec.) For thesel things | weep: Il mine eye, mineleye . runneth| down with | wacter.{l » From on high hath the Lord sent fi pre=Qait-leth a-Igeinst them: [I the hath made me| deto-late and [faint «all the|day. ll 9. (cr into my bonesfand it 10, (Dee.) > ¢ My flesh and my|skin hath|he made llold:*| he hath | broken . my | bones. | 3 us. (Can.) > He hath Butid= [ed a-Igainst mes Il and compassed | me with |gall andl travail. I 2 12, (Dee.) ‘He hath made me to dwell | in dark | pla-ces: ll P as those | that havel been longldead. lI Verses 13 and = and 14 —- = Tenors & Basses in Unison ORGAN Manual 13. (Men, unison) » I'am become a derision to |all my | peo-ple: Il and their | song’all the | day. I 14. (Men, unison) » Let him give his cheek to| him that |smiteth . him: |] let him be filled [full with re-I proach. |Verses 15 and 16 SOPRANOS ORGAN > 7 15. (Boys, unisos) »0Ts it nothing to you, all Je Ithat pass Iby : I behold and see if there be any sorrow [like un-tol my sorrow. | 16, (Boys, unison) »P Remember mine affliction |and myl miser-y:l] the |worm-wood aiid the Igatt.t REFRAIN sa = lem,—_ ——THE CHURCH REPENTETH AND TURNETH AGAIN $ 17. (Dee) 2 Remember © Lord, what is leome up-fon us: behold and [see our re-l proach. I 18. (Gan.) ‘The Joy of our [heart isl ceased: our [dance is [tuned in-tol mourn-ing. I tg. (Dec)? The crown is fatten [from ourl head: Il woe unto us,|for we havelsinned. {| 20. (Can,)* For this our heart is faint :ll for |these things-our leyes are|dim. ll ar. (Dre) Letus search andltry our| ways: I and turn again|un-to the | Lord. || 22, (Can) ? Turn thou unto thee O Lord, and wel shall be |turned: I re-Inew our Idays as of lotd. ll 23. (Dec.) » It is of the Lord's mercies that we are/not con-Isumed: 1] because his com-|pas-sions [fail not. If 24. (Con) °F t They are dew lever-y |morn-Iling:® Igreat is thy |faith- futeness.ll 25. (Dec) af The Lord is my portion, |; eres. therefore will I |hope in | him. | ith my|sout: I] 26. (Can.) © Lord, thou hast pleaded the Gauseslof my!soul:[] tf thou Ihast re- [deemed my [tife. I} REFRAIN Largo Zp. — - Caan Je=ru-selem, Je ru-salem, —re- turn unto the Lord thy G tide 2 rs ORGAN Reproduced and printed by Halstan & Co, Lid, Ames m, Bucks, Englund