Elgar aged about 60
Elgar aged about 60 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Joel 2:21-24,26

21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.

22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.

26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

Fear not, O land (1914), composed by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)


Performed by: Trinity College Choir, Cambridge
Conductor: Richard Marlow

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Composed by Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Music Sales America. Romantic, 20th Century, Choral. 54 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV030134R. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14037323).

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English: Pentecost
English: Pentecost (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Acts 2:1-2; John 20:19 (adapted) [Latin]

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Dum complerentur dies pentecostes (from Liber primus motettorum,1569), composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

G. P. da Palestrina - Dum Complerentur

Performed by Coro I Ragazzi Cantori di S. Giovanni (San Giovanni in Persiceto, BO – http://www.ragazzicantori.it) Direttore: M° Marco Arlotti

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Dum complerentur

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Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594). Photo credit: Wikipedia

John 8:12b [Latin]

12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Qui sequitur me (1577, #6 from Novae aliquot, ad 2 voces cantiones), composed by Orlande de Lassus (c.1532-1594)

Orlando di Lasso: Qui sequitur me

Performed by Chamber Choir of the Conservatory “L. Canepa” of Sassari
Director: Francis Scognamillo

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The Lord is my Good Shepherd
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Psalm 23:1-2,4,6

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

The Lord is My Shepherd (1994), composed by Howard Goodall (b. 1958)

The Georgia Boy Choir - The Lord Is My Shepherd

Performed by Georgia Boy Choir (of Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

 

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Theme from the BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. Composed by Howard Goodall. Choral (Sacred); Choral Octavo; Worship Resources. Faber Edition: Choral Signature Series. Sacred. Published by Faber Music

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Copy of a portrait of Claudio Monteverdi by Bernardo Strozzi, hanging in the Gallerie dall’Accademia in Venice (1640). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 96:1-2; Psalm 98:1,5 [Latin]

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

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

O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Cantate Domino, SV 293 a 6 (1620) composed by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

Cantate Domino (C. Monteverdi) Score Animation

Performed by The Mancunium Consort

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Composed by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Arranged by Karl-Heinz Schnee. Walton Choral. 20 pages. Walton Music #W2315. Published by Walton Music.

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English: The Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn
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Isaiah 6:3 [German]

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

Heilig (WoO 27 – November 1846), composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

SCGSAH 09 Heilig-Mendelssohn; SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities

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Die Deutsche Liturgie: II. Sanctus (Heilig, Heilig, Heilig)

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(Holy). Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Arranged by Gregg Smith. Walton Choral. 8 pages. Walton Music #W2163. Published by Walton Music

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English: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, portrait...
English: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, portrait by Edward Magnus 1846 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Revelation 2:10

10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Be thou faithful unto death, from St. Paul, Op. 36, published in 1836 and composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Be Thou Faithful Unto Death

Sung by Jonathan Garza and accompanied by Bruce Rasmussen on the organ

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Paulus (St. Paul), Op. 36: Cavatina: Sei getreu bis in den Tod (Tenor)

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Paulus op. 36/40 (Sei getreu bis in den Tod (Kavatine)). Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Arranged by Lothar Lechner. For high Voice Part and Piano. This edition: ED0 9586; Saddle-stitch. Vocal Music. Einzelausgaben (Single Sheets). 6 pages. Published by Schott Music

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Русский: Спас Отпечаток лика Христа на Туринск...
Русский: Спас Отпечаток лика Христа на Туринской плащанице (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

John 14:15-17

15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

If ye love me (published in 2002), composed by Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)

If Ye Love Me (Bob Chilcott)

Performed by National University of Singapore Choir
Conducted by Nelson Kwei

 

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Composed by Bob Chilcott. Mixed Voices. Composer Anthem Collections. Sacred, Choral Collection. Vocal score. 64 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

A depiction of the Hebrews' bondage in Egypt, ...
A depiction of the Hebrews’ bondage in Egypt, during which they were forced to make bricks without straw. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Exodus 1:8,11,13; 2:23

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

“Now there arose,” “And the children of Israel” (from Israel in Egypt), composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) and premiered in London on April 4, 1739

G. F. Händel: Israel in Egypt - Sinfonia 1. Now there arose 2. And the children of Israel

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Handel: Israel in Egypt / Part 1: Exodus – Rec.:”Now there arose a new King” – Chorus: “And the children of Israel”

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SATB. Composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Choral Large Works. 204 pages. G. Schirmer #ED479. Published by G. Schirmer

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Hans Sebald Beham engraving of the parable of the Prodigal Son with his pigs, 1536 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Luke 15:18-19

18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

I will arise, composed by Robert Creighton (1639-1734)

I Will Arise - Robert Creighton

Performed by Musica Sacra, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
H. Scott Raab, Conductor

 

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I Will Arise composed by Robert Creighton. Edited by Michael Jarvis. For SATB choir, organ accompaniment. Lent, OT 24 C. Ars Antiqua Series. Sacred. Easy. 8 pages. Published by GIA Publications

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