Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord (John Garth)

Music files

L E G E N D

Disclaimer

How to download

ICON	SOURCE
	Web Page
	File details
	Help

• (Posted 2019-11-27)  CPDL #56084: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2019-11-27).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 47 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.

General Information

Title: Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord
Composer: John Garth
Lyricist: Book of Common Prayer, 1662^{create page}

Number of voices: 2vv   Voicing: SS

Genre: Sacred, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard

First published: 1794

Description: The collect for the 25th Sunday after Trinity, from Garth's "Thirty collects". His settings of the collects were not intended for liturgical use (the collect of the day was invariably read) but they were intended for "those who wish to have something in the vocal way easy and proper for their Sunday evenings' recreation".
In popular tradition this collect (which should be used on the last Sunday before Advent when not the same as the 25th after Trinity) signals "Stir up Sunday", an exhortation to prepare the year's Christmas sweetmeats, puddings, cake and mincemeat.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Text (or link to a text page) needs to be added.