'Christ the Lord is risen today'
From the album ‘Sing, ye Heavens’
Composer John Rutter (arr.)
Conductor John Rutter
Organ John Scott
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Ensemble City of London Sinfonia Brass
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LYRICS:
Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say,
Raise your joys and triumphs high,
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth reply,
Lives again our glorious King;
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Dying once he all doth save,
Where thy victory, O grave?
Love’s redeeming work is done,
Fought the fight, the battle won.
Death in vain forbids him rise;
Christ hath opened Paradise.
Soar we now where Christ hath led,
Following our exalted Head;
Made like him, like him we rise,
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.
(Charles Wesley)
Sing, ye Heavens
Sing, ye Heavens is an inspiring album of 21 hymns spanning 15 centuries of the history of Christian Europe. Reflecting the immense riches of hymnody built up over centuries, this notably eclectic survey sees Gregorian Chant rubbing shoulders with German chorales, Celtic folk melodies alongside 18th-century London street songs - albeit from an Anglican perspective. The arrangements range from delicate accompaniment of the harp to thrilling festival treatments with brass, timpani, percussion and organ.
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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8 окт 2024
