O thou whose beams - Goss, John

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⌛ Period → Romantic ◈ Genre → Glees

♯ Key G major

⁄ Time Signature 3/2

♬ Voicing → ATTBB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range D2 – C5

¶ Language → English

Measures 130

Texture mixed texture

Parts 7

Instruments Piano

Pages 11

CPDL # 67791

Editor James Gibb

Posted 2022-01-29

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Alto

D4 – C5

Tenor I

D3 – F#4

Bass I

F2 – D4

Piano (ad lib.)

D2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

O Thou whose beams the sea-girt earth array, King of the sky, and Father of the day! O Sun! what fountain hid from mortal eyes, Supplies thy circle round the radiant skies, For ever burning and for ever bright, With Heaven's pure fire, and everlasting light! What awful beauty in thy face appears! Immortal youth, beyond the power of years! When tempests with their train impend on high, Darken the day, and load the labouring sky; When Heaven's wide convex glows with lightnings dire, All ether flaming, and all earth on fire: When loud and long the deep-mouth'd thunder rolls, And peals on peals redoubled rend the poles; If from the opening clouds thy form appears, Her wonted charm the face of nature wears; Thy beauteous orb restores departed day, Looks from the sky, and laughs the storm away.