Viens, Saint-Esprit (Taizé)

Viens, Saint Esprit du ciel fait jaillir l'éclat de ta splendeur.
Viens, père des pauvres.
Viens, Esprit généreux,
viens, lumière des coeurs.

Toi le parfait consolateur, merveilleuse fraîcheur,
dans notre âme tu fais habiter la paix.
Dans la peine, tu es le repos, dans l'épreuve la force,
dans la tristesse la consolation.

Lumière bienfaisante,
pénètre l'intimité de nos coeurs car nous te sommes fidèles,
sans ta présence dans l'homme il n'y a rien, rien qui soit pur.

Lave notre péché, abreuve notre sécheresse,
guéris notre blessure, fléchis notre rigidité,
enflamme notre tiédeur, redresse notre égarement.

A ceux qui se confient en toi et te reçoivent dans la foi,
accorde tous tes dons, donnes-leur de grandir en toi,
de persévérer dans le salut.
Donne-leur la joie qui demeure.

Text: Veni Sancte Spiritus (Sequence for Pentecost)

See my other blog postings in the "Taizé" series of chants.

Official Taizé Community Website

Wikipedia information on the Taizé Community
- in French
- in English

Chantons le Seigneur (Taizé)

Chantons le Seigneur
car il a fait eclater sa gloire.
Il est ressuscite, alleluia!

See my other blog postings in the "Taizé" series of chants.

Official Taizé Community Website

Wikipedia information on the Taizé Community
- in French
- in English

At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing (Tune: Salzburg)

See also: At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing (Tune: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit)

At the Lamb's high feast we sing
praise to our victorious King,
who hath washed us in the tide
flowing from his pierced side;
praise we him, whose love divine
gives his sacred Blood for wine,
gives his Body for the feast,
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.

Where the Paschal blood is poured,
death's dark angel sheathes his sword;
Israel's hosts triumphant go
through the wave that drowns the foe.
Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed,
Paschal victim, Paschal bread;
with sincerity and love
eat we manna from above.

Mighty victim from on high,
hell's fierce powers beneath thee lie;
thou hast conquered in the fight,
thou hast brought us life and light:
now no more can death appall,
now no more the grave entrall;
thou hast opened paradise,
and in thee thy saints shall rise.

Easter triumph, Easter joy,
sin alone can this destroy;
from sin's power do thou set free
souls newborn, O Lord, in thee.
Hymns of glory and of praise,
Risen Lord, to thee we raise;
Holy Father, praise to thee,
with the Spirit, ever be.

See also: At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing (Tune: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit)

Text: Ad re­gi­as Ag­ni da­pes, 6th c., tr. Robert Campbell, 1849

Tune: SALZSBURG 77.77 D, by Jakob Hintze (1622-1702)

At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing (Tune: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit)

See also: At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing (Tune: Salzburg)

At the Lamb's high feast we sing
praise to our victorious King,
who hath washed us in the tide
flowing from his pierced side.

Praise we him, whose love divine
gives his sacred Blood for wine,
gives his Body for the feast,
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.

Where the Paschal blood is poured,
death's dark angel sheathes his sword;
Israel's hosts triumphant go
through the wave that drowns the foe.

Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed,
Paschal victim, Paschal bread;
with sincerity and love
eat we manna from above.

Mighty victim from on high,
hell's fierce powers beneath thee lie;
thou hast conquered in the fight
thou hast brought us life and light.

Now no more can death appall,
now no more the grave entrall;
thou hast opened paradise,
and in thee thy saints shall rise.

Easter triumph, Easter joy,
sin alone can this destroy;
from sin's power do thou set free
souls newborn, O Lord, in thee.

Hymns of glory and of praise,
Risen Lord, to thee we raise;
Holy Father, praise to thee,
with the Spirit, ever be.

See also: At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing (Tune: Salzburg)

Text: Ad re­gi­as Ag­ni da­pes, 6th c., tr. Robert Campbell, 1849

Tune: SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT, 77.77

This Is The Feast of Victory

Refrain:

This is the feast of victory for our God.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain,
Whose blood set us free to be people of God? (Refrain)

Power, riches and wisdom and strength,
And honor and blessing and glory are his. (Refrain)

Sing with all the people of God
And join in the hymn of all creation. (Refrain)

Blessing and honor and glory and might
Be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen. (Refrain)

For the Lamb who was slain
has begun his reign. Alleluia. (Refrain)

Text: based on Revelation 5. Text (c) Copyright 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship
Tune: FESTIVAL CANTICLE, Irr. By Richard Hillert (1975).

Easter from King's 2014

In a tradition dating from 2004 the renown King's College Choir presents Easter from Kings, Passiontide to Easter Day from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.

Hymn - There is a green hill far away
Welcome
Miserere mei, Deus (Gregorio Allegri)
Reading - Mark 11
Hosianna dem sohne Davids (Bartholomäus Gesius)
Reading - Upon the asse that bore our Saviour (Richard Crashaw)
Hymn - Ride on, ride on in majesty (arr. Philip Ledger)
Reading - Mark 14
Panis angelicus (César Franck)
Ave verum corpus (William Byrd)
Reading - Mark 14
Ah, holy Jesu (Crüger / JS Bach / Johann Heerman)
Lacrimosa from Requiem in D-Minor (K.626) (Wolfgang A. Mozart)
Reading Mark 15
Crux fidelis (John IV of Portugal)
O Saviour of the world (Frederick AG Ouseley)
When I survey the wondrous cross (arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Reading - Good Friday 1613 (John Donne)
Christe, adoramus te (Claudio Monteverdi)
Where you there? (arr. James Whitbourn)
Reading - Luke 24
This joyful Eastertide (arr. Charles Wood)
Hallelujah Chorus (G.F. Handel)
Reading - I got me flowers (George Herbert)
Reading - Everyone Sang (Siegfried Sassoon)
Let all the world, from The Five Mystical Songs (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Blessing
Hymn - Jesus Christ is risen today (arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Voluntary - Christ lag in todesbanden BWV 625 (J S Bach)

See also - Easter from King's from previous years:

• 2013
• 2012
• 2011

Jesus Christ is Risen Today (Tune: EASTER HYMN)

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!

Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heavenly king, Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!

But the pains which he endured, Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured; Alleluia!
Now above the sky he’s king, Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!

Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!
Praise eternal as his love; Alleluia!
Praise him, all you heavenly host, Alleluia!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia!

Words: Paraphrase of Surrexit Christus hodie (c. 1372) in Lyra Davidica (1708)
Tune: EASTER HYMN 77.77 + Alleluias (Lyra Davidica, 1708)