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Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
STBB, SATB · Ross Jallo
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Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing by Thomas Tomkins — Lyrics
Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ. Amen.
About Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing
Thomas Tomkins was a distinguished composer of the late Tudor and early Jacobean periods. This sacred anthem, Almighty and everlasting God, is a powerful setting of a profound English liturgical text. The work is scored for two choirs, STBB and SATB, offering rich contrapuntal possibilities and opportunities for varied textural effects. The text, a prayer for divine mercy and repentance, is treated with gravity and earnestness. Tomkins crafts a musical setting that underlines the solemnity of the plea for forgiveness and the creation of contrite hearts, building to a resolute conclusion on the name of Jesus Christ.
