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What are these that glow from afar, | {{Vs|1}} What are these that glow from afar, | ||
These that lean over the golden bar, | These that lean over the golden bar, | ||
Strong as a lion, pure as the dove, | Strong as a lion, pure as the dove, | ||
With open arms and hearts of love. | With open arms and hearts of love. | ||
They, the blessed ones gone before, | They, the blessed ones gone before, | ||
They, the blessed for evermore: | They, the blessed for evermore: | ||
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Home to their home of heav'n content. | Home to their home of heav'n content. | ||
What are these that fly as a cloud | {{Vs|2}} What are these that fly as a cloud | ||
With flashing heads and faces bow'd; | With flashing heads and faces bow'd; | ||
In their mouths a victorious psalm, | In their mouths a victorious psalm, | ||
In their hands a robe and a palm? | In their hands a robe and a palm? | ||
Welcoming angels these that shine, | Welcoming angels these that shine, | ||
Your own angel, yours and mine, | Your own angel, yours and mine, | ||
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On the left hand and on the right. | On the left hand and on the right. | ||
Light above light, and bliss beyond bliss | {{Vs|3}} Light above light, and bliss beyond bliss | ||
Whom words cannot utter, Lo! who is this? | Whom words cannot utter, Lo! who is this? | ||
As a King with many crowns he stands, | As a King with many crowns he stands, | ||
And our names are graven on his hands, | And our names are graven on his hands, | ||
As a priest, with God-uplifted eyes, | |||
He offers for us his sacrifice. | |||
As the Lamb of God for sinners slain, | As the Lamb of God for sinners slain, | ||
That we too may live, he lives again. | That we too may live, he lives again. | ||
God the Father, give us grace | {{Vs|4}} God the Father, give us grace | ||
To walk in the light of Jesu's face; | To walk in the light of Jesu's face; | ||
God the Son, give us a part | God the Son, give us a part | ||
In the hiding place of Jesu's heart; | In the hiding place of Jesu's heart; | ||
God the Spirit, so hold us up, | God the Spirit, so hold us up, | ||
That we may drink of Jesu's cup; | That we may drink of Jesu's cup; | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 23 October 2016
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- (Posted 2016-10-23) CPDL #41552:
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2016-10-23). Score information: A4, 13 pages, 179 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: What are these that glow from afar
Composer: Alan Gray
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
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Original text and translations
English text
1 What are these that glow from afar,
These that lean over the golden bar,
Strong as a lion, pure as the dove,
With open arms and hearts of love.
They, the blessed ones gone before,
They, the blessed for evermore:
Out of great tribulation they went
Home to their home of heav'n content.
2 What are these that fly as a cloud
With flashing heads and faces bow'd;
In their mouths a victorious psalm,
In their hands a robe and a palm?
Welcoming angels these that shine,
Your own angel, yours and mine,
Who have hedged us, day and night
On the left hand and on the right.
3 Light above light, and bliss beyond bliss
Whom words cannot utter, Lo! who is this?
As a King with many crowns he stands,
And our names are graven on his hands,
As a priest, with God-uplifted eyes,
He offers for us his sacrifice.
As the Lamb of God for sinners slain,
That we too may live, he lives again.
4 God the Father, give us grace
To walk in the light of Jesu's face;
God the Son, give us a part
In the hiding place of Jesu's heart;
God the Spirit, so hold us up,
That we may drink of Jesu's cup;
God Almighty, God Three in one,
God Almighty, God alone.