"Psalm 47 an' Rowland"
Probably the most favorite psalm there is as Rowland is such a fitting tune for it. Truly, the psalms concerning God's utter destruction of the wicked and takeover of the world have a special place in my heart. You tend to forget that people can be Judas backstabbers, and this is a neat little reminder that one day we'll all get what is coming to us. Rowland was first written by William Byrd, and the tune goes as far back as the 16th century because of this; this one has a very significant variation but you can hear the tune Rowland or My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home here if you seek to hear the traditional tune for this piece:
Now, I don't really see why there must be two names for it; it would seem that Dowland dedicated this to Francis Willoughby who was one of the many lords in the House of Lords in the English government at the time. He was the 5th Baron of Parham, and is known for building Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire. He lived in the latter half of the 16th century which would likely explain why this went by similar names, one, Dowland or Byrd, must have given the same tune a name of their own.
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