All my hope on God is founded - Herbert Howells, John Rutter, Wayne Marshall, The Cambridge Singers
21. 'All my hope on God is founded'
From the album ‘Stanford and Howells Remembered’
Composer Herbert Howells
Conductor John Rutter
Organ Wayne Marshall
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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LYRICS:
All my hope on God is founded;
He doth still my trust renew.
Me through change and chance he guideth,
Only good and only true.
God unknown,
He alone
Calls my heart to be his own.
Pride of man and earthly glory,
Sword and crown betray his trust;
What with care and toil he buildeth,
Tower and temple, fall to dust.
But God’s power,
Hour by hour,
Is my temple and my tower.
God’s great goodness aye endureth,
Deep his wisdom, passing thought:
Splendour, light, and life attend him,
Beauty springeth out of naught.
Evermore
From his store
New-born worlds rise and adore.
Daily doth th’Almighty Giver
Bounteous gifts on us bestow;
His desire our soul delighteth,
Pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand
At his hand;
Joy doth wait on his command.
Still from man to God eternal
Sacrifice of praise be done,
High above all praises praising
For the gift of Christ his Son.
Christ doth call
One and all:
Ye who follow shall not fall.
(Robert Bridges, 1844–1930)
All my hope on God is founded
This, the best-known of Howells's seven hymn-tunes, was composed to Bridges's text in the early 1930s for Charterhouse School at the request of its Director of Music, and first published in the 'Clarendon Hymn Book' in 1936. The tune is called 'Michael' after the composer's son - though it is not commemorative, having been written some time before the boy's tragic death. Warmly melodic and richly harmonized, it represents the last and possibly the finest flowering of the English Romantic hymn-tune of the school of Parry's 'Repton', Harwood's 'Thornbury' and, of course Stanford's 'Engelberg'. The descant to the last verse was added by John Rutter in 1933, receiving the composer's warm approval.
Stanford and Howells Remembered
This recording is a choral tribute to the sacred music of two visionary composers: Stanford and Howells, who, among their other achievements, made distinctive, lasting and much-cherished contributions to the musical repertory of the English Church.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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