Rejoice in the Lord - Anon., John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
24. 'Rejoice in the Lord'
From the album ‘Treasures of English Church Music’
Composer Anon
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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Rejoice in the Lord
This lively piece, formerly ascribed to the mid-sixteenth-century composer, John Redford, typifies the concise, syllabic style of the first English anthems; its text is from the ‘Great Bible’ of 1540.
LYRICS:
Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say, rejoice. Let your softness be known unto all men:
the Lord is e’en at hand. Be careful for nothing: but in all prayer and supplication,
let your petitions be manifest unto God with giving of thanks. And the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesu.
Amen. (Philippians 4, vv. 4–7)
Treasures of English Church Music
46 tracks of English a cappella church music, featuring John Rutter conducting the Cambridge Singers, and recorded in the inspiring setting of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral.
“A marvellous collection taken from all ages of Church Music – a mix of the popular and the slightly rarer. This is recorded in Ely Cathedral and it seems to have projected itself into some wonderfully lyric pieces – the opening track of Parsons Ave Maria sets the scene for the rest of the music. This is the Cambridge Singers at their best…” Cathedral Music
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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