"The great work of Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) was
his Musical Treatise, with a title in nine lines of Latin, showing that
it covered most of what was known of the history of music and its ancient and
(then) modern practice. The account of this monumental work has a certain
reproof for readers of our time, many of whom can hardly be persuaded to use
even a dictionary."
Joyce Voysey
Ed. Hymn 366 begins: "Wait, my soul, upon the Lord" and each verse concludes with the stirring words: "As thy days thy strength shall be".
Readers may be more familiar with the setting of these words in hymn 365.
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