Bring Us, O Lord

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Bring Us, O Lord God - by Paul Halley
Publication Details

Catalogue Number -
PEL2033 SATB

Voicing/Instrumentation -
SATB Choir with Baritone Solo
Organ accompaniment

Level of Difficulty - Difficult

Uses/Season -
Concert, Service Anthem, All Saints

Duration -
4:00 mins

Pages Music -
13 pages - 20 page booklet

Format -
SATB with baritone solo/organ
choral octavo

Copyright Year - 2002

SATB perusal - pages 1 -3 of 13

Description/Remarks

Commissioned for the choir of men and boys at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. The primary text is taken from one of John Donne’s magnificent sermons in which he contrasts his characterization of the earthly life with his vision of heaven. The movement from earth to heaven is dazzlingly expressed by Halley through harmonic progressions and associations, and fluid ascending and descending lines.
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Commissioned by Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, San Francisco, CA in honor of Boyd Jarrell, Cantor, for his twenty-five years of service to the choir and Cathedral.

Sound recording

Youtube - Time 5:45
Bring Us, O Lord God
Words: John Donne, Isaac Watts
Music: P. Halley

This recording of
"Bring Us, O Lord God"
by The Elora Festival Singers
Directed by Noel Edison
Album: 'I Saw Eternity'

This recording of
"Bring Us, O Lord God"
by The Choir of The Cathedral of St. Philip Atlanta
Directed by Dale Adelmann
Album: 'Into the House and Gate of Heaven'

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Texts

Bring Us, O Lord God

Words: John Donne and Isaac Watts

Bring us, O Lord God,
at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven,
to enter into that gate and dwell in that house,
where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light;
no noise nor silence, but one equal music;
no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession;
no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity;
in the habitations of Thy glory and dominion world without end.

- John Donne

The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days;
Oh, may thy house be my abode
And all my works be praise.
There would I find a settled rest,
And gaze on thee alone;
No more a stranger or a guest,
But like a child at home.

- Isaac Watts