English: Christ and Nicodemus
English: Christ and Nicodemus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

John 3:16

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.


God so loved the world (1998), composed by Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)

Chilcott | God so loved the world [á 5; BYU Singers]

Performed by Brigham Young University [BYU] Concert Choir, Conductor Rosalind Hall

 

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Soprano voice solo and SATB choir, a cappella – Level A-B (very easy – easy). Composed by Bob Chilcott. Mixed Voices. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 4 pages. Duration 3′. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193432765).

 

English: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
English: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 121:1-8

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.


A song of trust, from Bible Songs, Op. 113 (1909), composed by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

A Song of Trust, Charles Villiers Stanford

Performed by Roden Girl Choristers
Conductor: Sonja de Vries
Organ: Sietze de Vries

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Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924). Royal School of Church Music. Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-RA454).

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Vaughan Williams circa 1920
Vaughan Williams c. 1920

Psalm 47:1-2,5-8

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

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

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

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

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

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


O clap your hands (1920), composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

O Clap Your Hands - Queen's 90th Birthday Service of Thanksgiving.

Performed by St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir

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SATB, Organ. For Mixed Voices with Brass, Percussion & Organ, or Trumpet & Organ, or Ful. Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958). With Standard notation. 10 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 45 seconds. Thorpe Music #392-03044. Published by Thorpe Music (PR.392030440).

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English: Woodcut for “Die Bibel in Bildern”, 1860. Lamentations of Jeremiah (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lamentations 1:6-7 [Latin]

And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.


Et egressus est (published in the collection of Livro de Vários Motetes [Book of Various Motets] in 1648]), composed by Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650)

Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650) - Lamentatio

Performed by Byrd Ensemble

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King Solomon, Russian icon from first quarter of 18th cen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Song of Solomon 2:10-14

10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.


Arise, my love, composed by Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) to mark the retirement of Joseph Flummerfelt from Westminster Choir College in 2004

Stephen Paulus - Arise My Love

Performed by Northwest Tower Choir

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William Byrd - c.1540-1623.
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Psalm 119:124-125 [Latin]

124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.


Fac cum servo tuo (from Cantiones Sacrae 1591), composed by William Byrd (c. 1539/40 or 1543 – 4 July 1623)

Cantiones Sacrae: Fac cum servo tuo

Performed by Choir of New College/Edward Higginbottom

 

 

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English: Photograph of British composer Paul M...
English: Photograph of British composer Paul Mealor (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 130:1-2,7

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.


De profundis (2005), composed by Paul Mealor (b. 1975)

St. Petersburg Chamber Choir ft. Tim Storms - De Profundis (Korniev)

Performed by St. Petersburg Chamber Choir, featuring Tim Storms

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De Profundis. For Bass Solo and SATB Divisi Chorus Unaccompanied. Composed by Paul Mealor. Choral. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV293502. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14042079).

English: English composer and conducter John R...
English: English composer and conducter John Rutter at rehearsals in the Birmingham Symphony Hall, Sunday 13 April 2008. Français : Le compositeur britannique John Rutter, lors d’une répétition au Birmingham Symphony Hall, le 13 avril 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 27:1,3-10,14

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.


The Lord is my light and my salvation, composed in the early 1990s by John Rutter (b 1945)

The Lord is my Light and my Salvation - John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

Performed by The Cambridge Singers

 

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SATB choir, clarinet, & organ/orchestra – Level B-C (easy – moderately difficult). Composed by John Rutter (1945-). This edition: paperback. Mixed Voices. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score & clarinet part. 20 pages. Duration 7′. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193504158).

 

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English: A very quiet picture, could be used to express sorrow. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Revelation 21:4

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.


No more sorrow (2014), composed by Will Todd (b .1970)

Will Todd 'No More Sorrow"

Performed by Tenebrae

 

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Absolute darkness
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Exodus 10:21

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.


He sent a thick darkness over all the land, from Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739) composed by George Frideric Handel

G.F.Händel: Israel in Egypt - II/21. He sent a thick darkness over all the land

Performed by Ferenc Erkel Mixed Choir (Budapest), led by Esther Draskóczy Chamber Orchestra

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2 soprano voice solos, 2 alto voice solos, tenor voice solo, 2 bass voice solos, double SATB choir, piano – Level 4. Oratorio in three parts. Composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by Annette Landgraf. Arranged by Andreas Kohs. This edition: Urtext edition. Paperback. The versions of the 1739 and 1756-7 performances. Piano reduction. HWV 54. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA4063-90).

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