Wings of the morning - John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
8. 'Wings of the morning' - John Rutter
From the album ‘Mass of the Children’ and other sacred music of John Rutter
Composer John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Orchestra City of London Sinfonia
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'Wings of the morning' was written as a result of a request from the Durban Serenade Choir for a new choral piece to sing on their first UK tour. It is a poised and stately setting of words from Psalm 139.
LYRICS:
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And thy right hand shall hold me.
If I climb up into heaven, thou art there:
If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me.
Thou knowest my down-sitting and my uprising,
Thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down,
And art acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word in my tongue,
But lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether:
Whither shall I go from thy spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Lord, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me;
Even the night shall be light about me.
Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee:
But the night shineth as the day.
If I take the wings of the morning,
Thou art there, O Lord, thou art there.
(from Psalm 139)
Mass of the Children is a five-movement work bringing adults and children together in music, and seven more choral pieces by John Rutter, complete the album.
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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