Sunday, May 19, 2019

A new heav'n and a new earth (Vaughn Williams)


And I saw a new heav’n and a new earth:
for the first earth and the first heaven were
passed away; and there was no more sea.
And I saw the holy city coming down from heav’n
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband,
having the Glory of God;
And her light was like unto a stone most precious even
like a jasper stone clear as crystal
and had twelve gates,
and on the gates twelve angels,
and the twelve gates were twelve pearls;
and the street of the city was pure gold
as it were transparent glass.
And I saw no temple therein
For the Lord God Almight is the temple of it.
And the city had no need of the sun,
neither the moon, to lighten her
for the glory of God did lighten her;
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day:
for there shall be no night there
and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations
into it.
Therefore are they before the throne of God,
and serve him day and night in his temple.
They shall hunger no more neither thirst anymore
For he that sitteth on the throne shall feed them
and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters.
And I saw a pure river of the water of life, and on either side
of the river was there the tree of life,
and the leaves of three were for the healing of the nations. 
And they shall see his face;
and his name shall be in their foreheads,
and they shall need no candle and there shall be no night there;
for the Lord God shall give them light.
And they shall reign forever and ever.

To hear Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with the Winchester Cathedral Choristers, the Winchester College Quiristers, and The Bach Choir perform this piece by R. Vaughn Williams, click on the link below.  The piece begins around 7:00 and is about seven and a half minutes long.



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