Arthur Bliss :: The Beatitudes


 

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Bliss, Arthur
1891-1975
(b London, 2 Aug 1891; d London, 27 March 1975). English composer of American descent.
The Beatitudes <1962>
solo ST chorus
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Source of text: Bible (Isaiah); Henry Vaughan (1, 8); George Herbert (3, 4); Dylan Thomas (10); Jeremy Tailor (12). Language: English
Prelude: A Troubled World
1. The Mount of Olives
2. First & Second Beatitudes
3. Easter
4. I got me flowers to strew Thy way
5. Third Beatitude
6. The lofty looks of man
7. Fourth Beatitude
8. The Call
Interlude
9. Fifth, Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Beatitudes
10. And death shall have no dominion
11. Ninth Beatitude
12. Epilogue: O blessed Jesu














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Contents—Prelude: A Troubled World; 1. The Mount of Olives; 2. First & Second Beatitudes; 3. Easter; 4. I got me flowers to strew Thy way; 5. Third Beatitude; 6. The lofty looks of man; 7. Fourth Beatitude; 8. The Call; Interlude; 9. Fifth, Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Beatitudes; 10. And death shall have no dominion; 11. Ninth Beatitude; 12. Epilogue: O blessed Jesu