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I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, | I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, | ||
Write, From henceforth, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: | Write, From henceforth, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: | ||
Even so, saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.}} | Even so, saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labours[; and their works do follow them].}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Text pages]] | [[Category:Text pages]] |
Revision as of 20:27, 7 February 2020
General information
Source of text is Revelation 14:13, employed in the Order for the Burial of the Dead, Book of Common Prayer, 1549.
Settings by composers
- William Billings SATB altered
- John Goss SATB
- Thomas Morley SATB
- Joseph Stephenson SATB
- Thomas Tomkins SATB
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- James Gordon — I heard a voice from heaven
Text and translations
English text
I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,
Write, From henceforth, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord:
Even so, saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labours[; and their works do follow them].