Compiègne

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The Martyrs of Compiègne were sixteen French Catholic women who refused to give up the faith despite being imprisoned by the anti-Christian government in 1794 France. Sentenced to death by the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror, they sang hymns on their way to the guillotine. The remaining women continuing to sing as they were executed one by one, until the last sang by herself before dying. Their feast day is July 17, the date they were martyred.

Instrumentation: SSAA chorus, harpsichord, cello
Duration: 1’30”


Fm9                           Bm13  Amaj9/C Fm9
Madeleine Claudine, Juliette, Catherine, Marie Francoise
Fm9                    Bm13  Amaj9/C    Fm9
Marie Genvieve, Teresa, Marie-Anne, Marie



Amaj13/C   Cm                      Fm
Pray for us    when we must refuse
Amaj13/C  Cm                        Fm
Pray for us   when we face the mob

Fm9                   Bm13              Amaj9/C    Fm9
Marie Gabrielle, Rose Chretien, Marie-Anne and Angelique
Fm9                     Bm13            Amaj9/C   Fm9
Marie Antoinette, Marie Claude, Anne Marie and Anne

Amaj13/C   Cm                     Fm
Pray for us   when we stand trial
Amaj13/C   Cm                          Fm
Pray for us   when the blade descends


(sheet music attached)
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