Jesus, Lord of Life Eternal (Charles H. Giffen)

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Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2014-03-19).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 126 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC SA
Edition notes: Three scores, one for each harmonnization, plus a melody & descant only score and a melody only score. The sound file plays the first harmonization twice (once organ alone then with full organ and voices), the second harmonization (with organ and voices), then the final, festive harmonization twice (first with full organ and voices, no descant, then with full organ, voices, and descant). Revised version uploaded 2014-03-31. Copyright by the composer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

General Information

Title: Jesus, Lord of Life Eternal
Composer: Charles H. Giffen
Lyricist: John Mason Neale

Number of voices: 4 + 1vv   Voicing: SATB
with S Descant
Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 87. 87. 87

Language: English
Instruments: Organ
Published:

Description: Hymn tune Beaudry (87. 87. 87) by the composer. Harmonized three different ways, two of which are "standard" (and differ only in minor details) and the third of which is in a more festive style with an optional soprano descant. The text is a translation by John Mason Neale, from the Greek, of Ode IV from Canon for Ascension Day by Joseph of the Studium; hence, it is particularly appropriate for Ascension.

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