Last night I was dreaming in music. Sunday's anthem was floating somewhere in my subconscious - maybe in the state of "This music is so glorious, I can't let it go, even when I'm asleep!" I rarely accompany the choir on the organ, but this week I am and maybe that is part of what makes the music so wonderful. It's also the fact that it is written by John Rutter and I've never met a Rutter anthem I didn't like.
"So what is this glorious music?" you may ask. The title is Eternal God, c. 1999 by Collegium Music Publications. I have an edition printed by Hinshaw Music, Inc. All the verses have great lyrics, but a few lines in particular stand out for me.
Eternal God, we give you thanks for music,
Blest gift from heav'n to all your servants here on earth...
and
As we are blest, so may our gift bless others:
May hearts be touched and spirits lifted up anew.
I hope you, my reader, will have an opportunity to hear this piece sometime.
3 comments:
Oh, I hope I do!
I tried to find a link to an audio file to attach with my post. However, I was unsuccessful. I did see various sites that sold CD's with this anthem included.
I looked on Itunes and saw several collections, but no luck with this particular anthem (yet). Thanks for this!
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