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May 20

O clap your hands (Psalm 47:1-9b) – Orlando Gibbons

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English: Interior of the Church of St Peter & ...

English: Interior of the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Old Bolingbroke “Sing ye praises with understanding”, which is from Psalm 47:7 Carved into the organ surround. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 47:1-9b

1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

O clap your hands, first performed in 1622 and composed by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)


Performed by Quire Cleveland

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Apr 22

Give unto the Lord (Psalm 29:1-5,7-8,9b-11) – Edward Elgar

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Elgar aged about 60

Elgar aged about 60 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 29:1-5,7-8,9b-11

1 Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.

11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Give unto the Lord, Op. 74 (1914), composed by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)


Performed by the choir of Durham Cathedral, the Cathedral Consort of Voices and the BBC Philarmonic Orchestra, directed by James Lancelot


Performed by Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Andrzej BIAŁKO – organ, Henryk WOJNAROWSKI – conductor

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Apr 08

In Exitu Israel [When Israel came out of Egypt] (Psalm 114:1-3) – Samuel Wesley

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English: Samuel Wesley

English: Samuel Wesley (Photo credit: Wikipedia

Psalm 114:1-3 [Latin]

1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

3 The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

In Exitu Israel, composed by Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)


Performed by Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge · Geoffrey Webber

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Apr 01

Weib, was weinest du? [Woman, why are you crying?] (John 20:13,15-17) – Heinrich Schütz

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Mary of Magdala recognizing Jesus, workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Mary of Magdala recognizing Jesus, workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

John 20:13,15-17 [German]

13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

Weib, was weinest du? SWV 443, composed by Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)


Performed by Cappella Augustana & Matteo Messori

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