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Text: | Let the Whole Creation Cry (Psalm 148) |
Author: | Stopford A. Brooke |
Tune: | SALZBURG |
Composer: | Jakob Hintze |
Harmonizer: | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Let the whole creation cry,
"Glory to the Lord on high."
Heaven and earth, awake and sing,
"Praise to our almighty King."
Praise God, angel hosts above,
ever bright and fair in love;
sun and moon, uplift your voice;
night and stars, in God rejoice!
2 Men and women, young and old,
raise the anthem loud and bold;
join with children's songs of praise;
worship God through length of days.
From the north to southern pole
let the mighty chorus roll:
"Holy, holy, holy One,
glory be to God alone!"
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Let the whole creation cry |
Title: | Let the Whole Creation Cry (Psalm 148) |
Author: | Stopford A. Brooke (1881, alt.) |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7. D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Celebrating Time; Creation; Ecumenical(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SALZBURG |
Composer: | Jakob Hintze (1678) |
Harmonizer: | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7. D |
Key: | D Major |
Originally this text was more than twice as long as the present version because it followed Psalm 148 in directing additional parts of the created order to praise God. This wide-ranging text is set here to a suitably expansive and well-crafted 17th-century chorale melody.
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Audio recording: | Audio (MP3) |