LIGHT

 

LIGHT 

By J.SÖRENSEN 

Translated from J. Kосн 

1.In Thee alone, in Thee a lone is light for all;

O let this light up on me fall!

The night is blest , the night is blest with starry gleams,

The cheer of Hope's celestial beams. 

2.The world was dark, the world was dark the dark  in strife and woe

When dawned Thy star with radiant glow.

And never more, and never more Thy holy light  

Shall leave us blind in error's night.  

3. The darkness  failed, the darkness before the ray 

Of Truth's own bright supernal day.  

In Thee alone, in Thee alone is light for all;

O let this light upon me fall! 

  

 

  

A SONG OF PRAISE

 

A SONG OF PRAISE

 
by LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 
Translated from CH GELLERT by GS DUBOIS 

1.Give God the praise, 

Exhort with lute and tabor!

Great is His name 

And excellent His labor.  

All heav'n, all earth His law  obeys,

All heav'n, all earth His law  obeys.

2, When yields the night 

Before the lance of morning,

All bend the knee,

Nor hold His word in scorning  

Whose  throne is builded in the light, 

Whose  throne is builded in the light.

3.What was and is In earth,

or heav'n eternal,

Basks in the glance Of  Him who reigns supernal;

For land and sea and sky are light His, 

For land and sea and sky are light His.

4. Art bowed with grief?

He hears thy lamentations. 

Trust the in His love Who aids  the woe of nations, 

Whose gracious mercy brings relief, 

Whose gracious mercy brings relief. 

5. Then praises bring

With heav'nly hosts adoring.  

Lord God of all, To Thee a prayer is soaring 

Of love and faith on Music's  wing, 

Of love and faith on Music's  wing.

References:

ART SONGS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, BY WILL EARHART SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC RICHMOND INDIANA 1910 

  

 

 

MUSIC

 

MUSIC 

By HARVEY WORTHINGTON LOOMIS

      ARTHUR EDWARD JOHNSTONE

1.Since first the stars of morning  move

Melodic measures high above, 

And Eden glowed in pristine flow'r, 

Each echoing age its lay has voiced; 

Each clime has harked and glad rejoiced 

To honor heavnly music's pow'r.

2.The viol's plaint, the tinkling lute, 

The sounding brass,the silver flute,

Have blended with the poet's lyre

Till one and all have taken part; 

Thus kindling ev'ry human heart

With noble music's sacred fire.   

3.From long ere David's harp awoke,

Or  sweet Cecilia's message spoke, 

The world has sung its grief and joy; 

So e'er as future eras dawn,

Rich canticles shall woo the morn  

With  harmonies without  alloy. 

   

References:

ART SONGS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, BY WILL EARHART SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC RICHMOND INDIANA 1910