Jejunia (John Stainer)

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• CPDL #15573:      NWC Sibelius4

Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-30).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 20 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Based on the edition from CyberHymnal - File Sizes: PDF: 20 KB, 2nd PDF: 21 KB, MIDI: 2 KB, NWC: 1 KB, Sib4: 30 KB.

General Information

Title: Jejunia
Composer: John Stainer

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns     Meter:   77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published: Tune: Jejunia, John Stain­er, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1875; Lyrics: Greg­o­ry I (Clar­um de­cus je­jun­ii); trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by Hen­ry W. Bak­er, 1875.

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External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for Hymn tune "Jejunia":

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/i/gii2ktfa.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

Good it is to keep the fast,

Shadowed forth in ages past,

Which our own Almighty Lord

Hallowed by His deed and Word.

2.

Moses, while he fasted, saw

God Who gave by him the law;

To Elijah angels came,

Steeds of fire and car of flame.

3.

So was Daniel meet to gaze

On the sight of latter days

And the Baptist to proclaim

Blessings through the Bridegroom’s Name.

4.

Grant us, Lord, like them to be

Oft in prayer and fast with Thee;

Fill us with Thy heavenly might,

Be our Joy and true Delight.

5.

Father, hear us through Thy Son,

And the Spirit, with Thee One,

Whom our thankful hearts adore,

Ever and forevermore.

Lyrics: Greg­o­ry I (Clar­um de­cus je­jun­ii); trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by Hen­ry W. Bak­er, 1875.