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BEDFORD. (C. M.)
Original form of melody by
Very slow and dignified 𝅗𝅥 = 63.
W. Weale, d. 1727.
![\new ChoirStaff <<
\new Staff { \clef treble \time 3/2 \key es \major \partial 2 \set Staff.midiInstrument = "church organ" \omit Staff.TimeSignature \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \override Score.BarNumber #'transparent = ##t
\relative c''
<< { bes2 | g1 es2 | c'1 bes2 | aes g1 | f \breathe \bar"||" bes2 \break
es1 d2 | c c1 | bes \fermata \bar"||" g2 | aes1 bes2 | c1 bes2 \break
aes g1 | f \breathe \bar"||" bes2 | es1 g,2 | aes f1 | es1 \bar"|." } \\
{ g2 | es1 es2 | es1 es2 | d es1 | d f2 |
g1 g2 | g f1 | d1 es2 | es1 g2 | aes1 f2 |
es es1 | f d2| es1 es2 | es1 d2 | es1 } >>
}
\new Staff { \clef bass \key es \major \set Staff.midiInstrument = "church organ" \omit Staff.TimeSignature \override Staff.NoteHead.style = #'altdefault
\relative c'
<< { bes2 | bes1 bes2 | c1 es2 | aes, bes1 | bes bes2 |
bes1 bes2 | bes1 a2 | bes1 bes2 | aes1 es'2 | es1 des2 |
c bes( c) | d!1 bes2 | bes1 g2 | c bes1 | g1 } \\
{ es2 | es1 g2 | aes1 g2 | f es1 | bes d2 |
es1 g2 | es f1 | bes, \fermata es2 | c1 es2 | aes,1 bes2 |
c es1 | bes bes2 | g1 c2 | aes bes1 | es1 } \\
\tiny \override NoteColumn.force-hshift = #0.1 { s2 | s1. | s1. | s1. | s1. |
s1. | s1. | s1. | s1. | s1. |
s1. | s1. | s1. | s1. | es,1 } >>
}
>>
\layout { indent = #0 }
\midi { \tempo 2 = 63 }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/m/b/mbveds88dind7sx10jbya3zypx88z8p/mbveds88.png)
Note.—This tune is sometimes sung in duple time. To effect this all the semibreves must be counted as minims.
H. H. Milman, 1791–1868.
O HELP us, Lord; each hour of need
Thy heavenly succour give;
Help us in thought, and word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live.
2 O help us, when our spirits bleed
With contrite anguish sore,
And when our hearts are cold and dead,
O help us, Lord, the more.
3 O help us through the prayer of faith
More firmly to believe;
For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.
4. O help us, Jesu, from on high,
We know no help but thee;
O help us so to live and die
As thine in heaven to be.
![<< <<
\new Staff { \clef treble \time 4/2 \key es \major \set Staff.midiInstrument = "church organ" \omit Staff.TimeSignature
\relative c' { << { es1 es \bar"||" } \\ { c1 bes } >> }
}
\new Lyrics \lyricmode {
A -- men.
}
\new Staff { \clef bass \key es \major \set Staff.midiInstrument = "church organ" \omit Staff.TimeSignature
\relative c' {
<< { aes1 g } \\ { aes,1 es' } >> }
}
>> >>
\layout { indent = #0 }
\midi { \tempo 2 = 63 }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/9/a/9a79iqp3tmtbeob06716exmzx1aoudq/9a79iqp3.png)
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