Remember not, Lord, our offences - Henry Purcell, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
25. 'Remember not, Lord, our offences'
From the album ‘Treasures of English Church Music’
Composer Henry Purcell
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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Remember not, Lord, our offences
This piece comes from the same autograph manuscript in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, as 'Lord, how long wilt thou be angry' and 'Hear my prayer', a compilation not only of Purcell’s own anthems but of music by earlier composers whom he admired, including Gibbons’ 'Hosanna to the Son of David'. He began the collection in 1677 and used it for about five years, adding his own compositions to those he had studied.
LYRICS:
Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou
vengeance of our sins, but spare us, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou
hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
Spare us, good Lord. (from the Litany, 1662 Book of Common Prayer)
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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