That day of wrath - Stevens, Richard John Samuel

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"A setting of the Dies Irae, in translation by Sir Walter Scott. Stevens was organist at the Charterhouse from 1796 until his death; his setting was probably written for use there."

⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Motets ♬ Voicing → SATTB ¶ Language → English

Parts 5

Instruments Organ

Pages 5

CPDL # 65753

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2021-09-13

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¶Lyrics / Text

That day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heav'n and earth shall pass away, What power shall be the sinner's stay, How shall he meet that dreadful day? When, shriv'lling like a parched scroll, The flaming heav'ns together roll; When louder yet, and yet more dread. Swells the high trump that wakes the dead. Oh! on that day, that wrathful day, When Man to judgement wakes from clay, Be Thou the trembling sinner's stay, Though heav'n and earth shall pass away.