20. 'Eternal God'

From the album ‘Sing, ye Heavens’

Composer John Rutter

Conductor John Rutter

Organ John Scott

Choir The Cambridge Singers

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LYRICS:

Eternal God, we give you thanks for music,

Blest gift from heaven to all your servants here on earth:

In time of joy a crown, in sorrow consolation;

Companion through our days of tears and mirth.

We give you thanks for every sound of beauty:

For sweetest harmony that echoes in our hearts,

For melodies that soar on high like birds at morning,

For voice and instrument in all their parts.

As we are blest, so may our gift bless others:

May hearts be touched and spirits lifted up anew.

Let music draw together those who live as strangers,

Bring joy to those we love, in thankfulness true.

And when at last we come into your kingdom,

All discord over and all earthly labour done,

Then sound and silence yield before one equal music,

And with the Giver shall our souls be one.

(John Rutter)

Sing, ye Heavens

Sing, ye Heavens is an inspiring album of 21 hymns spanning 15 centuries of the history of Christian Europe. Reflecting the immense riches of hymnody built up over centuries, this notably eclectic survey sees Gregorian Chant rubbing shoulders with German chorales, Celtic folk melodies alongside 18th-century London street songs – albeit from an Anglican perspective. The arrangements range from delicate accompaniment of the harp to thrilling festival treatments with brass, timpani, percussion and organ.

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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