Bring us, O Lord God (Charles H. Giffen)

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Original key, F major

• (Posted 2021-06-06)  CPDL #64660:  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_F-za.pdf  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_F-vid-zab.mp3  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_F-za.mxl 

Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2021-06-06).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 112 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC ND

Edition notes: Original scoring in F major, for Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass-baritone, and Bass voices.

• (Posted 2021-06-07)  CPDL #64695:  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_F-xz.pdf  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_F-xz.mxl 

Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2021-06-07).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 112 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC ND

Edition notes: Revoicing of original F major work, for Alto, Counter-Tenor, Tenor, Baritone, and Bass voices.

Transposed key, G major

• (Posted 2021-06-11)  CPDL #64730:  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_G-z.pdf  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_G-vid-z.mp3  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_G-z.mxl 

Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2021-06-11).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 111 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC ND

Edition notes: Transposed edition in G major, scored for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, and Bass voices.

• (Posted 2021-06-19)  CPDL #64808:  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_G-xz.pdf  Giffen-Bring_us_O_Lord_God-in_G-xz.mxl 

Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2021-06-19).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 113 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC ND

Edition notes: Transposed edition in G major, slightly arranged, for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass voices.

General Information

Title: Bring us, O Lord God
Composer: Charles H. Giffen
Lyricist: John Donne (1572-1631), as adapted by Eric Milner-White (1884-1953),
    from a sermon preached at Whitehall on February 29, 1628
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicings: ATBBB, AATBB, SATBB or SSATB

Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2021
Description: This five-part setting was inspired by the singing of the vocal group Ensemble Nobiles of Leipzig, Germany.

External websites:

• Scrolling score YouTube video, F major, preliminary version.

Original text and translations

English text

Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening
         into the house and gate of Heaven:
to enter into that gate
         and dwell in that house,
     where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling,
           but one equal light;
     no noise nor silence,
           but one equal music;
     no fears nor hopes,
           but one equal possession;
     no ends nor beginnings,
           but one equal eternity;
in the habitations of thy Majesty and Glory,
         world without end. Amen.