OcTB6019 SATB. AARON COPLAND THOU, O JEHOVAH, ABIDETH FOREVER from FOUR MOTETS , ‘Texts drawn from Biblical sources T Help ts, O Lard ania II. Thou, O Jehovah, Abideth Forever . . pparae cee bO te) IIL. Have Mercy on Us, O My Lord ......- = 6020 IV. Sing Ye Praises To Our King.......... 6021 Notes on the history of FOUR MOTETS These four motets were composed in the fall of 1921 while the com- poser was studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. We know from Boulanger correspondence with Aaron Copland that the settings were rehearsed by Mel- ville Smith and performed by the Paris-American-Gargenville Chorus in No- vember 1924. Boulanger herself evidently conducted a performance of them shortly thereafter, and also gave their first Paris performance in February 1987. The four motets have remained unpublished until now. Wsting to Copland about them in 1924, Boulanger tells the composer that “after daily rehearsals Undler Melville Smith the chorus has really done marvelousty. Those ‘motets sound in the voices in a stunning manner.”” ~The Publisher BOOSEY & HAWKES eaII. Thou, O Jehovah, Abideth Forever from Four Motets Aaron Copland Rather fast soprano Alto Tenor Bass Keyboard Thor rehearsal only) oe eth for = ev = er, ©Copyright 1979 by Aaron Copland. Sole publishers Boosey & Hawkes, Inc Copyright forall countries. All rights reserved oat. 6019 Printed in U.S.A.reign - eth ot, a9Legs fast mf evr Where-fore willst aif evr. throne doth last all the guide ae throne doth last and doth guide Why wills mf 2 —. z all the a = ges His throne doth last anddoth guide all the a ~ ges—— Why willst oi —=— fF FE: mp eer Why, wile Less fast st mf ox —_| When then willst Thou for When willet Thounev -er? thou, nev - er? Thou, 0 Tempol . fe Thou, O Je - ho 02 6019When then ton‘Tempo! - eth for - ev we Thou, 0 Je - ho - vah,a bid - Thou, 0 Je = ho - et. 19et. 6019