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Deliver us, good Lord, from eternal death
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Deliver us, good Lord, from eternal death by Christopher Tye — Lyrics
Deliver us, good Lord, from eternal death in that dreadful day when heaven and earth shall be moved: when thou shalt judge the world by fire.
This day is the day of ire and misery: that great day and very bitter.
Therefore what would I, most miserable wretch, either say or do, when I shall bring forth no good thing, before so high a judge?
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About Deliver us, good Lord, from eternal death
Christopher Tye's anthem Deliver us, good Lord, from eternal death is a powerful plea for divine mercy during the Last Judgement. Its text evokes the terror of that day, when the world will be judged by fire, and the singer's personal unworthiness before God. The music would be fitting for services during Lent or Advent, or for any occasion prompting deep reflection on mortality and salvation. Tye sets this dramatic English text for a choir that can be sung by either STTB or SATB voices, offering a rich, devotional experience for both singers and listeners as it pleads for Christ's redemptive power to prevent the lost from being lost again.
