Sheet music

Original

Great King of Gods. Orlando Gibbons. Viol consort. Sacred , Anthem , Verse anthem. Language. English. SAATB with AAB solos.

Translation

Great King of Gods. Orlando Gibbons. Viol Consort. Sacred , Anthem , Verse anthem. Language. English. SAATB with AAB solos.

Original

"This anthem was made for the King's being in Scotland. 1617. " This verse anthem was later re-worked to the words 'Great Lord of Lords' from this ode specially composed for the marriage of King Charles I in May 1625, an event which, sadly, Gibbons did not live much beyond, dying on 5th June, aged 42.

Translation

"This anthem was made for the King's being in Scotland. 1617. " This verse anthem was later re-worked to the words 'Great Lord of Lords' from this ode specially composed for the marriage of King Charles I in May 1625, an event which, sadly, Gibbons did not live much beyond, dying on 5th June, aged 42.