Paul Manz (b.1919)

E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come

Peace be to you and grace from him
Who freed us from our sins,
Who loved us all and shed his blood
That we might saved be.

Sing holy, holy to our Lord,
The Lord, Almighty God,
Who was and is and is to come;
Sing holy, holy, Lord!

Rejoice in heaven, all ye that dwell therein,
Rejoice on earth, ye saints below,
For Christ is coming, is coming soon,
For Christ is coming soon!

E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come,
And night shall be no more;
They need no light nor lamp nor sun,
For Christ will be their All! 
Revelation 22, adapted by Ruth Manz


Luca Marenzio (1553-1599)

O Rex gloriae

O rex Gloriae, Domine virtutum, 
qui triumphator hodie super omnes coelos ascendisti, 
ne derelinquas nos orphanos, 
sed mitte promissum Patris in nos Spiritum Veritatis
Alleluia. 
Collect for the Sunday after Ascension Day

Tribus Miraculis

Tribus miraculis ornatum,
diem sanctum colimus:
Hodie stella magos duxit ad praesepium:
Vinum ex aqua factum est adnuptias:
Hodie a Joanne Christus baptizari voluit,
ut salvaret nos,
Alleluia.


Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)

Easter Hymn

Regina coeli, laetare 
quia, quem meruisti portare 
resurrexit, sicut dixit. 
Alleluia!

Innegiamo, il Signor non e morte, 
ei fulgente ha dischiutso l'avel, 
innegiamo al Signore risorto, 
oggi asceso alla gloria del ciel!
O sing praise to the Lord who is risen, 
Death's dominion and power to deny: 
He has broken the bods of his prison, 
He is risen to glory on high! 
oh Signor! Alleluia! from Cavalleria Rusicana


Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Above all praise and majesty

Above all praise and majesty ...

Hear my Prayer

Hear my prayer, O God, incline Thine ear!
Thyself from my petition do not hide!
Take heed to me! Hear how in prayer I mourn to Thee!
Without Thee all is dark, I have no guide.

The enemy shouteth, The godless come fast!
Iniquity, hatred upon me they cast!
The wicked oppress me, Ah, where shall I fly?
Perplexed and bewildered, O God, hear my cry!

My heart is sorely pained within my breast, 
My soul with deathly terror is oppressed, 
Trembling and fearfulness upon me fall, 
With horror overhelmed, Lord, hear me call!

O for the wings of a dove! 
Far away would I rove! 
In the wilderness build me a nest, 
And remain there for ever at rest.
Words: W Bartholomew

I waited for the Lord

I waited for the Lord, he inclined unto me, 
he heard my complaint. 
O blest are they that hope and trust in him.

Oliver Messiaen (1908-1992)

French composer and organist, born at Avignon. Taught at the Schola Cantorum and became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire.

O sacrum convivium

O sacrum convivium in quo sumitur; 
reolitur memoria passionis eius, 
mens impletur gratia; 
et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.
Antiphon to the Magnificat for Corpus Christi


Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602)

Nolo mortem peccatoris

Nolo mortem peccatoris; Haec sunt verba Salvatoris. 
Father I am thine only Son, sent down from heav’n mankind to save. 
Father, all things fulfilled and done according to thy will, I have. 
Father, my will now all is this: Nolo mortem peccatoris. 
Father behold my painful smart, taken for man on ev’ry side; 
Even from my birth to death most tart, no kind of pain I have denied, 
but suffered all, and all for this: Nolo mortem peccatoris.
Sir William More (c. 1570)


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Ave verum Corpus

Ave verum Corpus, natum 
De Maria Virgine, 
Vere passum, immolatum 
In cruce pro homine: 
Cuius latum perforatum 
Unda fluxit et sanguine, 
Esto nobis praegustatum 
In mortis examine.
14th century


William Mundy (c.1529 - c.1591)

Let us now laud

Let us now laud and magnify with music of concord 
The Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost, one ever living Lord. 
With tuned notes that sweetly sound to praise our heavenly king, 
With cheerful hearts, with pleasant voice, on this wise let us sing: 
Glory be to the Trinity, one God and persons three; 
As it is now and ever was, and evermore shall be. 
Amen. 
Words anon.


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