Open Thou Mine Eyes - John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
2 - Open Thou Mine Eyes
From ‘Be Thou My Vision’
Sacred Music by John Rutter
Composer John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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LYRICS:
Open thou mine eyes and I shall see:
Incline my heart and I shall desire:
Order my steps and I shall walk
In the ways of thy commandments.
O Lord God, be thou to me a God
And beside thee let there be none else,
No other, naught else with thee.
Vouchsafe to me to worship thee and serve thee
According to thy commandments
In truth of spirit, in reverence of body,
In blessings of lips,
In private and in public.
(Lancelot Andrewes, 1555–1626, from Preces Privatae)
Be Thou My Vision
Gathered from across the Collegium catalogue, Be Thou My Vision includes all of the church anthems and other sacred pieces for which Rutter is justly famous, representing for the first time a handy compendium of the best-loved Rutter works in their definitive performances by the Cambridge Singers, directed by the composer.
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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