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'''Description:''' This is the last chorus from Elgar's 1896 oratiorio "The Light of Life"; first perfomred at the Three Choirs Festival of that year in Worcester Cathedral. it is often used as an Easter anthem. | '''Description:''' This is the last chorus from Elgar's 1896 oratiorio "The Light of Life"; first perfomred at the Three Choirs Festival of that year in Worcester Cathedral. it is often used as an Easter anthem. | ||
'''External websites:''' | '''External websites:''' | ||
==Original text and translations== | |||
{{Light of the world, we know thy praise, | |||
The angels and arcangels raise, | |||
and all the host of Heav'n; | |||
More worthily than our faint hymns, | |||
Whose jarring souind that glory dims, | |||
Which God to Thee hast given. | |||
But Thou didst not disdain to take our low estate, | |||
or e'en to make the tomb Thy resting place; | |||
So Thou might bring into our night | |||
the dawn of Thine eternal Light | |||
to shine upon our face. | |||
Nor death, nor hell, nor sin is Lord, | |||
But Thou, O Son of God. | |||
Thy word is now our sovereign law. | |||
Therefore we thank Thee and we pray | |||
Thy light may shine unto the perfect day; | |||
Thy light may shine on us for evermore.}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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- (Posted 2019-04-21) CPDL #54024:
- Editor: Tim Pratt (submitted 2019-04-21). Score information: A4, 12 pages, 589 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Organ arrangement by Tim Pratt
General Information
Title: Light of the World
Composer: Edward Elgar
Lyricist: Revd E Capel-Curecreate page
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
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Description: This is the last chorus from Elgar's 1896 oratiorio "The Light of Life"; first perfomred at the Three Choirs Festival of that year in Worcester Cathedral. it is often used as an Easter anthem.
External websites:
Original text and translations
{{Light of the world, we know thy praise, The angels and arcangels raise, and all the host of Heav'n; More worthily than our faint hymns, Whose jarring souind that glory dims, Which God to Thee hast given. But Thou didst not disdain to take our low estate, or e'en to make the tomb Thy resting place; So Thou might bring into our night the dawn of Thine eternal Light to shine upon our face. Nor death, nor hell, nor sin is Lord, But Thou, O Son of God. Thy word is now our sovereign law. Therefore we thank Thee and we pray Thy light may shine unto the perfect day; Thy light may shine on us for evermore.}}
Original text and translations
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