For lo, I raise up, Op. 145 - Stanford, Charles Villiers

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"Composed during the First World War, but not published until well after Stanford's death."

⌛ Period → Late Romantic ◈ Genre → Anthems

♯ Key B- major

⁄ Time Signature 3/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced

↕ Range C2 – F6

♩ Tempo 100

◷ Duration ~5 min 28 sec

¶ Language → English

Measures 156

Texture Homophonic

Parts 7

Instruments Organ

Pages 15

CPDL # 83834

Editor Peter Gibson

Posted 2025-02-13

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Treble

C4 – A-5

Alto

F3 – D5

Tenor

E3 – G4

Bass

F2 – E-4

Organ

C2 – E5

Pedals

C2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

For, lo, I raise up that bitter and hasty nation, Which march through the breadth of the earth, To possess the dwelling places that are not theirs. They are terrible and dreadful, Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. Their horses also are swifter than leopards, And are more fierce than the evening wolves. And their horsemen spread themselves, Yea, their horsemen come from far. They fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour, They come all of them for violence; Their faces are set as the east-wind, And they gather captives as the sand. Yea, he scoffeth at kings, And princes are a derision unto him. For he heapeth up dust and taketh it. Then shall he sweep by as a wind that shall pass over, And be guilty, Even he, whose might is his God. Art not thou from everlasting, O Lord, my God, mine Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained him for judgement, And thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction. I will stand upon my watch and set me upon the tower, And look forth to see what he will say to me, And what I shall answer concerning my complaint. And the Lord answered me and said: The vision is yet for the appointed time, And it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: Though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come. For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea. But the Lord is in his holy temple: Let all the earth keep silence before Him.