In manus tuas - John Sheppard, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
In manus tuas
From ‘Lighten our Darkness’
Music for the close of day
Composer John Sheppard
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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Using the same text as Byrd but without the Marian addition, Sheppard, like Byrd, commends our spirits to God's keeping as we prepare to sleep.The music, closely related to that of the In pace with which this recording opens, brings us full circle to a sense of that particular tranquillity which belongs to the timeless spiritual realm.
In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum. Redemisti me, Domine, Deus veritatis.Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis.
(Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit: For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.)
Lighten our Darkness
The service of Compline has inspired many incredibly beautiful compositions and this collection gathers together 18 of the many lovely a cappella choral motets written to adorn the evening worship of the church. Composers include Byrd, Guerrero, Rachmaninov and Sheppard, alongside such less well-known masterworks as Rheinberger’s Abendlied and the four great Marian motets of Victoria.
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 1981) 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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