Ralph Vaughan-Williams
Fantasia (Quasi Variazione) on the 'Old 104th' Psalm Tune (1949)
for solo piano, mixed chorus and orchestra
Words from the metrical version by Thomas Sternhold and John Hopkins
My soul praise the Lord, speak good of his Name.
O Lord our great God, how dost thou apprear!
So passing in glory, that great is thy fame:
All honour and majesty in thee shine most clear.
With light as a robe thou hast thee beclad,
Whereby all the earth thy greatness may see:
The heavens in such sort thou also hast spread:
That they to a curtain compared may be.
How sundry, O Lord, are all thy words found!
So that the whole world of thy praises may sound.
The praise of the Lord for ever shall last,
Who may in his works, by right, well rejoice.
His look can the earth make to tremble, full fast,
Likewise the high mountains to smoke at his voice.
To this Lord and God will I sing all ways:
So long, as I live, my God praise will I:
Then am I most certain my words shall him please.
I will rejoice in him, to him will I cry.
Praise ye the Lord's name.
My soul praise the Lord, speak good og his name.
Amen.
Peter Katin, piano
Sir Adrian Boult/London Philharmonic Orchestra
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