God and the Universe - Stanford, Charles Villiers

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"“God and the Universe” for SATB is his arrangement of his solo song Op. 97, No. 2 (''Songs of Faith''). Occasionally identified as an anthem or motet, it is typically catalogued as a secular partsong—Tennyson poetry about the Greek mythological character Oenone."

⌛ Period → Late Romantic ◈ Genre → Partsongs

♯ Key G major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SSAATTBB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced

↕ Range D2 – A5

♩ Tempo andantino (80)

◷ Duration ~3 min 55 sec

¶ Language → English

Measures 79

Texture mixed texture

Parts 7

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 79430

Editor David Anderson

Posted 2024-03-07

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

SOPRANO

C4 – A5

ALTO

G3 – D5

TENOR

C3 – G4

BASS

D2 – D4

PIANO (for rehearsal only)

D2 – G4

¶Lyrics / Text

'''God and the Universe''' Will my tiny spark of being wholly vanish in your deeps and heights? Must my days be dark by reason, O ye Heavens, of your boundless nights, Rush of Suns, and roll of systems, and your fiery clash of meteorites? "Spirit, nearing yon dark portal at the limit of thy human state, Fear not thou the hidden purpose of that Power which alone is great, Nor the myriad world, His shadow, nor the silent Opener of the Gate."