This is also in the 1940 and 1978 hymnal of The Episcopal Church, and I suspect earlier editions as well. I believe it's also in the Methodist hymnal. It was originally a hymn to the praise of the Holy Trinity. I have read that John Dowland was a Roman Catholic. I also read that he was from time to time lutenist to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Queen Elizabeth, in dealing with Protestant/Catholic conflicts, liked to play both ends against the middle, kept some of each at court. She also liked to have one or the other drawn and quartered, burned at the stake, etc. when it seemed politically "correct" (in her view anyway). The Church of England says that the hymn was originally written by Louis Bourgeois in 1551. The following web site claims to have Dowland's original lyrics... Doxology Lyrics and Chords | Worship Together www.worshiptogether.com/songs/doxology/
Regards, Chris Barker Doxology. Writer(s): David Crowder. Theme(s): Adoration & Praise. -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Leonard Williams Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 2:46 PM To: Lute List <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Subject: [LUTE] Dowland's 100th Psalm A few years ago I was surprised to find in my mother's old Presbyterian hymnal a setting of Psalm 100 (aka Doxolgy, Old Hundredth) attributed to John Dowland. After having lost my copy of it I finally found it online at https://tinyurl.com/mx7xpkl I've been trying my hand at intabulation, but the key of G yields a monster, and in F it's better but difficult. I'm trying not to lose moving voices. Lead is in the tenor. Anybody have a tab of this setting? Thanks and regards, Leonard Williams To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
