Greater love hath no man (John Ireland)
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- CPDL #4080: Sibelius 2
- Editor: Douglas Walczak (added 2002-10-13). Score information: A4, 14 pages, 172 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: revised 11/27/02
- Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: measure 25: Alto and Bass should have "A", not "C-natural" (dotted half note tied); measure 26: Alto and Bass should have "A" (tied from previous measure) (half note), followed by "A" not "D" (quarter note). measure 27: Alto and Bass should have "G#" not "B" (half note). Measures 29, 30, 31: Alto and Bass should have "G#"s throughout (same rhythm as in score). Measure 139: Organ, left hand -- add "F#" (whole note) a third below the printed "A".
General Information
Title: Greater Love Hath No Man
Composer: John Ireland
Source of text: Canticles 8, St John 15, I Peter 2, I Corinthians 6; Romans 12
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
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Original text and translations
English text
- Many waters cannot quench love,
- neither can the floods drown it. Love is strong as death.
- Greater love hath no man than this,
- that a man lay down his life for his friends.
- Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree,
- That we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness.
- Ye are washed, ye are sanctified,
- ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus.
- Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation;
- That ye should show forth the praises of him
- who hath call'd you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
- I beseech you brethren, by the mercies of God,
- that you present your bodies, a living sacrifice, holy,
- acceptable unto to God, which is your reasonable service.