May 05

O sing unto the Lord (Psalm 96:1-6, 9-10) – Henry Purcell

 

Henry Purcell (1659–1695) whose operas were wr...

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Psalm 96:1-6, 9-10

1 O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

6 Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

O sing unto the Lord (1688) by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)


Performed by The Southwark Cathedral Merbecke Choir, London

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O Sing unto the Lord by Henry Purcell (1659-1695). For Choral (SATB). Music Sales America. Baroque, Choral. 28 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV290146. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14023758).

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Apr 21

Greater love hath no man (Song of Solomon 8:7,6; John 15:13; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Peter 2:9; Romans 12:1) – John Ireland

 

Ireland, 1917

Ireland, 1917 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Song of Solomon 8:7,6; John 15:13; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Peter 2:9; Romans 12:1

7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

 —
Greater love hath no man (1912) by John Ireland


Performed by King’s College Choir, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury conducting

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Greater Love Hath No Man by John Ireland (1879-1962). For SB soli, SATB Choir, organ or orchestra (Mixed Voices). 8 pages. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation

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Apr 14

Blazhen muzh [Blessed is the man] (Psalm 1:1,6; 2:11,12; 3:7,8) – Sergei Rachmaninoff

 

Sergei Rachmaninoff, 1873 – 1943

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Psalm 1:1,6; 2:11,12; 3:7,8

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Blazhen muzh, 3rd movement of All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Opus 37 (1915), by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)


Performed by The University of Utah Singers, A Cappella Choir & Salt Lake Choral Artists, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred

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Blessed Is the Man. (Blazhen muzh). By Alexander Dmitriyevich Kastalsky (1856-1926). For SATB choir (div). Choral octavo. Language: Church Slavonic. Published by Musica Russica (MR.KS-035).

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Mar 10

And I saw a new heaven (Revelation 21:1-4) – Edgar Bainton

 

Edgar Bainton

Edgar Bainton

Revelation 21:1-4

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

And I saw a new heaven (c. 1925) by Edgar Leslie Bainton (1880-1956)


Performed by the choir of Christ Church Southgate in North London, from St Clotilde in 2009. Conductor David Stevens, Organist David Hinitt.


Performed by the King’s College Choir

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And I Saw a New Heaven by Edgar Bainton (1880-1956). For Choral (SATB). Music Sales America. Romantic, Choral, Sacred, Anthem. 8 pages. Novello & Co Ltd.

 

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