THE WORDS OF ANTHEMS USED IN Choirs and Places where they Sing, COMPILED BY W. G. LONGDEN, SCHOLAR AND PRECENTOR OF QUEENS' COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge: EDWARD LUMLEY, JUN. OXFORD: J. H. & J. PARKER. DERBY: J. & C. MOZLEY. LONDON: JOSEPH MASTERS. 1857. 138. c. 103. PREFACE. THE acknowledged want of a collection of Words of Anthems published in a cheap and convenient form, is, I think, a sufficient excuse for the appearance of the present work. It was originally compiled for the especial use of the Chapels of Queens', Corpus Christi, and other Colleges in the University of Cambridge; but in order to procure for it a more extensive sphere of usefulness, I have as much as possible adapted it to the requirements of an ordinary Parish Choir, inserting few Anthems that are beyond the reach of such a Choir, and carefully selecting those which appeared to me most suitable for this purpose. The revival of Choral Service in the Parish Churches throughout the country is so worthy an object, that I shall deem myself truly fortunate, should this little work in the smallest degree aid its extension. The Cathedrals, etc. being provided already with books of words which date from time immemorial, and |