The Call (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

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• CPDL #15473:      NWC Sibelius 4

Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 20 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

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

General Information

Title: The Call
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn     Meter:  77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published: Tune: The Call, adapt­ed by E. Har­old Greer from Ralph Vaugh­an Will­iams' Five Mys­tic­al Songs, 1911; Lyrics: George Her­bert, from his po­em “The Call,” pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly in The Tem­ple, 1633.

Description:

External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for Hymn tune "The Call":

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/c/o/commyway.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:

Such a way as gives us breath;

Such a truth as ends all strife,

Such a life as killeth death.

2.

Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength:

Such a light as shows a feast,

Such a feast as mends in length,

Such a strength as makes his guest.

3.

Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:

Such a joy as none can move,

Such a love as none can part,

Such a heart as joys in love.

Lyrics: George Her­bert, from his po­em The Call, pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly in The Tem­ple, 1633.