The spirit of the Lord is upon me - Elgar, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, Andrew Lucas
5. 'The spirit of the Lord is upon me' - from the album ‘This is the day’
Composer Edward Elgar
Conductor John Rutter
Organ Andrew Lucas
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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LYRICS:
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the
Gospel to the poor: he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach
deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind; to preach the
acceptable year of the Lord; to give unto them that mourn a garland for ashes, the
oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they
might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be
glorified.
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that
are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring forth before all the nations.
Isaiah 61, vv. 1–3, 11
This solemn, impressive chorus, expansive and symphonic in scale, forms the prologue to Elgar's oratorio 'The Apostles'. It was sung at the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999.
This is the day
The music on this album recollects, and celebrates, some of the choral music heard on royal occasions in England during the lifetime of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
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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