The birth of song - Challinor, Frederick A.

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◈ Genre / Form Partsongs

♬ Besetzung → SATB ¶ Sprache → Englisch

Stimmen 4

Instrumente A cappella

Seiten 12

CPDL Nr. 75966

Bearbeiter David Anderson

Veröffentlicht 2023-10-02

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Deep in the heart of man when time was young, God wrought a wondrous longing, vague and strange; A yearning impulse laboured on his tongue, And moved his utterance in restless change, in restless change; Till lo! a song was born, the world’s first song, A rude, wild strain, that to the hills did rise, And echoes still, the shores of life along, All vibrant with eternal energies. The tender lullaby the mother sings, Her bosom’s softest strain, When night’s dark Angel spreads her sable wings To cover earth again. The rhythmic battle-song of marching men, That breaks in waves afar; Inspiring courage ever noblest when The foemen strongest are. The praiseful anthem, surging to the dome Of some cathedral high; The strain of happy children in their home, Or ’neath the Summer sky. The dirge of solemn organ, pealing slow, When heroes pass away; The mighty chorus wrought with chords that flow With full harmonious sway. Hail! glorious Spirit, radiant and divine; For man’s upliftment on this world bestowed, We tell our joys and sorrows at thy shrine, And lo! and lo! our souls upsoar to heaven and God.

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