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Heilig [Holy] (Isaiah 6:3) – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Posted on July 12, 2015 Posted in Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)

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Isaiah 6:3 [German]

³And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

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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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Sei getreu bis in den Tod [Be thou faithful unto death] from Paulus [St. Paul] (Revelation 2:10) – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Posted on July 5, 2015 Posted in Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)

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Revelation 2:10

¹⁰Fear 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.

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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

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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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If ye love me (John 14:15-17) – Bob Chilcott

Posted on June 28, 2015 Posted in Chilcott, Bob (b. 1955)

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John 14:15-17

¹⁵If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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

¹⁷Even 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.

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

If Ye Love Me (Bob Chilcott)

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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

Now there arose; And the children of Israel (from Israel in Egypt) (Exodus 1:8,11,13; 2:23) – George Frideric Handel

Posted on June 21, 2015 Posted in Handel, George F. (1685-1759)

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

⁸Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

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

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

²³And 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.

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“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