The Bible as Music

How lovely are the messengers (Romans 10:15,18) – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Posted on September 20, 2015 Posted in Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)

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¹⁵And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

¹⁸But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for

“Their voice has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.”

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How lovely are the messengers, from St. Paul, composed in 1836 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

How Lovely Are the Messengers, Felix Mendelssohn, Furman Singers Alumni Choir, Hugh Floyd, Conductor

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How lovely are the messengers

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SATB. St. Paul. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Choral Large Works. 216 pages. G. Schirmer #ED321. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50323930).

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Friedensbotschaft der Apokalypse (Uraufführung) [Peace message of the Apocalypse] (Revelation 1:4-6) – Bertold Hummel

Posted on September 13, 2015 Posted in Hummel, Bertold (1925-2002)

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Revelation 1:4-6 [German]

⁴John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

⁵And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

⁶And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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Friedensbotschaft der Apokalypse (1991), composed by Bertold Hummel (1925-2002)

Bertold Hummel: Friedensbotschaft der Apokalypse (Uraufführung)

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Vere languores [Surely He has born our griefs] (Isaiah 53:4-5) – Tomas Luis de Victoria

Posted on September 6, 2015 Posted in Victoria, Tomás Luis de (1548-1611)

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Isaiah 53:4-5 [Latin]

⁴Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

⁵But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

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Vere languores (published 1572), composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Sexteto Cantabile - Vere Languores - Tomás Luis de Victoria

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Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae: Motectum: Vere languores

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Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611). Edited by John Leavitt. Treasury Choral. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.117924).

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Ecce quomodo moritur [Behold how the righteous man dies] (Isaiah 57:1-2; Psalm 76:2) – Jacob (Gallus) Handl

Posted on August 30, 2015 Posted in Gallus/Handl, Jacob (1550-1591)

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Isaiah 57:1-2; Psalm 76:2 [Latin]

¹The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

²He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

²In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

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Ecce quomodo moritur justus, composed by Jacob Gallus Handl (1550-1591)

Ecce Quomodo Moritur Justus - J. Handl (1550-1591)