How shall I sing that Majesty
How shall I sing that Majesty
| Composer | David W Solomons |
|---|---|
| Arrangement | choir and piano |
| Co-Authors | - |
| Lyrics | John Mason |
| Performed by | dwsChorale |
| Uploaded on | 02 October 2008 18:15 |
| Uploaded by | dwsolo |
| Genre | Contemporary |
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Details
| Publisher | Dwsolo |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Pages | 6 |
| Religion | Not applicable |
| Nationality | - |
| Layout | - |
|---|---|
| Clef | Not applicable |
| Instrumentation | Choir |
| Language | English |
| Catalogue id | MSS-1224-68D13CF |
Description
Setting for choir and piano by David W Solomons of the famous poem by the 17th century poet and priest John Mason.
This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts (men's and women's voices), splitting to four parts (SATB) occasionally, where the words suggest it.
The style is reminiscent of the 19th century although the piano part does go into 20th century style syncopation at times.
== Video at YouTube ==
The words are as follows:
How shall I sing that majesty
Which angels do admire?
Let dust in dust and silence lie;
Sing, sing, ye heavenly choir.
Thousands of thousands stand around
Thy throne, O God most high;
Ten thousand times ten thousand sound
Thy praise; but who am I?
Thy brightness unto them appears,
Whilst I thy footsteps trace;
A sound of God comes to my ears,
But they behold thy face.
They sing because Thou art their Sun;
Lord, send a beam on me;
For where heaven is but once begun
There alleluyas be.
Enlighten with faith's light my heart,
Inflame it with love's fire;
Then shall I sing and bear a part
With that celestial choir.
I shall, I fear, be dark and cold,
With all my fire and light;
Yet when Thou dost accept their gold,
Lord, treasure up my mite.
How great a being, Lord, is thine,
Which doth all beings keep!
Thy knowledge is the only line to sound so vast a deep.
Thou art a sea without a shore,
A sun without a sphere;
Thy time is now and evermore,
Thy place is everywhere.
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