Mighty Man, Why Boast in Evil?

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First Line: Mighty man, why boast in evil?
Title: Mighty Man, Why Boast in Evil?
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.9.8
Language: English
Copyright: © 2009 Crown and Covenant Publications

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BRYN CALFARIA


GENEVAN 77

GENEVAN 77 was first published in the 1551 edition of the Genevan Psalter as a setting for Psalm 86. It was set to Psalm 77 in the 1562 edition. Claude Goudimel (PHH 6) composed the harmonization in 1564. GENEVAN 77's many repeated phrases make it memorable; it is in Hypo-Dorian mode. The plaintive…

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