Festival Anthem - Chandos Anthem No. 8 : By G. F. Handel (Psalm 95)

16.  Festival Anthem- Chandos Anthm No. 8  by G.F Handel - Psalm 95

i.                     Sonata

ii.                   O come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.  For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. . . Chorus

iii.                  O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. . .Tenor Solo

iv.                 Glory and worship are before him,
power and honour are in his sanctuary. . .Chorus

v.                   Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King
and that he made the world so fast it can’t be moved.. . .Tenor Solo + Chorus

vi.                 O magnify the Lord and worship him upon his holy hill
for the Lord our God is holy.. . .Soprano Solo

vii.                The Lord preserveth the souls of the saints,
He shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.. . .Alto Solo

viii.              For look, as high as the heaven is, in comparison of the earth,
so great is his mercy towards them that fear him. . .Tenor solo

xii.        There is sprung a light for the righteous, rejoice,
and joyful gladness for such are true hearted. . . .Chorus

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Preface of the Anthem : Chandos Anthems

16.  Preface of the Anthem 

Chandos Anthem 

The Chandos Anthems were written at a time when the musical establishment at Cannons was still being expanded. The scoring of the anthems varies, with strings predominating including first and second violins (but only occasionally violas), cellos and basses. There is usually a separate part for an oboe, and one for organ.[9] Bassoons occasionally join the cellos and basses.

The number of singers at Handel's disposition is unknown. Although Daniel Defoe referred to the duke having a "full choir" at a slightly later period, [10] it seems that altos were missing from the choir at the start of Handel's tenure at Cannons (see As pants the hart for details of the scoring of one of the earlier anthems).

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Refresh thy people on their toil some way : God of our Fathers (Tune; National Hymn)

13.   Rededication Hymn –  Refresh thy people on their toil some way - Tune National Hymn (Collection of Relief Fund)

Unison

1.       God of our fathers, Whose almighty hand

Leads forth in beauty all the starry band

Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies

Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise.

Harmony

2.       Thy love divine hath led us in the past,

In this free land by Thee our lot is cast,

Be Thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide and Stay,

Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.

Unison

3.       From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence,

Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defense;

Thy true religion in our hearts increase,

Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

Unison & Descant

4.       Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way,

Lead us from night to never ending day;

Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,

And glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine.

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So let the heavens be joyful : Sing the mighty power of God (Tune; Ellacombe)

13.  Hymns in Procession : So let the heavens be joyful - Tune: Ellacombe

Unison

1.       I sing the mighty power of God, that made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at God’s command, and all the stars obey.

Harmony

2.       I sing the goodness of the Lord, who filled the earth with food,
Who formed the creatures through the Word, and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed, where’er I turn my eye,
If I survey the ground I tread, or gaze upon the sky.

Harmony

3.       There’s not a plant or flower below, but makes Thy glories known,
And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from Thy throne;
While all that borrows life from Thee is ever in Thy care;
And everywhere that we can be, Thou, God art present there.

Un-accompanied

4.       Soon in the golden city 
the boys and girls shall play, 
and through the dazzling mansions 
rejoice in endless day; 
O Christ, prepare thy children 
with that triumphant throng 
to pass the burnished portals, 
and sing the eternal song

Unison & Descant

5.       Now let the heavens be joyful! Let earth the song begin!
Let the round world keep triumph, and all that is therein!
Let all things seen and unseen their notes in gladness blend,
For Christ the Lord hath risen, our joy that hath no end.

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