William Mathias: As truly as God is our Father (St. Paul's Cathedral Choir)

As truly as God is our Father

words: Julian of Norwich (b. 1342)
music: William Mathias (1934-1992)

The Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
Andrew Lucas, organ
John Scott, conductor

As truly as God is our Father,
so just as truly is he our Mother.

In our Father, God Almighty, we have our being;
in our merciful Mother we are remade and restored.
Our fragmented lives are knit together.
And by giving and yielding ourselves, through grace,
to the Holy Spirit, we are made whole.

It is I, the strength and goodness of Fatherhood.
It is I, the wisdom of Motherhood.
It is I, the light and grace of holy life.
It is I, the Trinity,
It is I, the unity.
I am the sovereign goodness in all things.
It is I who teach you to love.
It is I who teach you to desire.
It is I who am the reward of all true desiring.

All shall be well,
and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Julian of Norwich
• William Mathias
• St. Paul's Cathedral
• John Scott
• Andrew Lucas

[3dover3]

Bahariva and Phrygian 

[TiaEdwina]

@3dover3 ?

[TiaEdwina]

Pretty piece, yes? And not difficult for a decent choir to learn. I love the words.

[BearWayne]

I love this piece, however, the audio on this is hardly audible.

[007RNS]

Had the honor of singing this under the baton of William Mathias himself. One of the greatest experiences I've ever had as a musician.

[3dover3]

Mathias was a genius 

[MayadaJeffery]

Nice and thick.