Compiègne
September 27, 2025 - 5:21am — Kfmiller
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 B♭m13 A♭maj9/C Fm9
Madeleine Claudine, Juliette, Catherine, Marie Francoise
Fm9 B♭m13 A♭maj9/C Fm9
Marie Genvieve, Teresa, Marie-Anne, Marie
A♭maj13/C Cm Fm
Pray for us when we must refuse
A♭maj13/C Cm Fm
Pray for us when we face the mob
Fm9 B♭m13 A♭maj9/C Fm9
Marie Gabrielle, Rose Chretien, Marie-Anne and Angelique
Fm9 B♭m13 A♭maj9/C Fm9
Marie Antoinette, Marie Claude, Anne Marie and Anne
A♭maj13/C Cm Fm
Pray for us when we stand trial
A♭maj13/C Cm Fm
Pray for us when the blade descends
(sheet music attached)
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