How pleasing is the voice (Joseph Barnby)
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- (Posted 2018-11-14) CPDL #51906:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-11-14). Score information: A4, 1 page, 55 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from the edition on IMSLP. Note values halved.
General Information
Title: How pleasing is the voice
Composer: Joseph Barnby
Lyricist: Timothy Dwight
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 66. 66. 88
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1897 in Hymn Tunes, no. 68, p. 33
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Original text and translations
English text
1 How pleasing is the voice
Of God, our heavenly king,
Who bids the frosts retire,
And wakes the lovely Spring!
The mild wind blows; bright suns arise,
And beauty glowsthrough earth and skies.
2 The morn, with glory crowned,
His hand arrays in smiles:
He bids the eve decline,
Rejoicing o'er the hills:
The evening breeze his breath perfumes,
In flowers and trees his beauty blooms.
3 With life he clothes the spring,
The earth with summer warms,
He spreads the autumnal feast,
And rides on wintry storms:
Through all appear his gifts divine,
And round the year his glories shine.