O clap your hands (Vaughan Williams)

O clap your hands
Motet by Ralph Vaughan Williams
The composer c. 1920
KeyB-flat major
Textfrom Psalm 47
LanguageEnglish
Published1920 (1920)
Scoring
  • choir
  • organ
  • brass
  • percussion

O clap your hands is a motet by Ralph Vaughan Williams. He composed the anthem, a setting of verses from Psalm 47, in 1920 for a four-part choir, organ, brass, and percussion. He later also made versions for orchestra and for organ. The motet was often recorded.