Gosterwood (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

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Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-21).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 26 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Edition from CyberHymnal - File Sizes: PDF: 26 KB, 2nd PDF: 24 KB, MIDI: 3 KB, NWC: 2 KB, Sib4: 30 KB.

General Information

Title: Gosterwood
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns     Meter:   76. 76. D
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published: Lyrics: Gos­ter­wood, Eng­lish mel­o­dy, ar­ranged by Ralph Vaugh­an Will­iams in The Eng­lish Hymn­al (Lon­don: Ox­ford Un­i­ver­si­ty Press, 1906), num­ber 299; Lyrics: Char­i­tie L. Ban­croft, in Lyra Bri­tan­ni­ca, 1867.

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External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for hymn tune "Gosterwood":

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/a/halraise.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

The King of Glory standeth beside the heart of sin;

His mighty voice commandeth the raging waves within;

The floods of deepest anguish roll backward at His will,

As o’er the storm ariseth His mandate, “Peace, be still.”

2.

At times, with sudden glory, He speaks, and all is done;

Without one stroke of battle the victory is won,

While we, with joy beholding, can scarce believe it true

That e’en our kingly Jesus can form such hearts anew.

3.

O Christ, Thy love is mighty; long suffering is Thy grace;

And glorious is the splendor that beameth from Thy face.

Our hearts upleap in gladness when we behold that love,

As we go singing onward, to dwell with Thee above.

Lyrics: Char­i­tie L. Ban­croft, in Lyra Bri­tan­ni­ca, 1867.