The Bible as Music

Notre Père [Our Father] (Matthew 6:9-13) – Maurice Duruflé

John — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:51:06 +0000

Matthew 6:9-13 [French] 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give...

O sing unto the Lord (Psalm 96:1-6, 9-10) – Henry Purcell

John — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:07:11 +0000

Psalm 96:1-6, 9-10 1 O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory...

Blessed are they that fear the Lord (Psalm 128) – Henry Purcell

John — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:49:47 +0000

Psalm 128:1-6 1 Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy...

Greater love hath no man (Song of Solomon 8:7,6; John 15:13; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Peter 2:9; Romans 12:1) – John Ireland

John — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:17:38 +0000

Song of Solomon 8:7,6; John 15:13; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Peter 2:9; Romans 12:1 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the...

Blazhen muzh [Blessed is the man] (Psalm 1:1,6; 2:11,12; 3:7,8) – Sergei Rachmaninoff

John — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:48:20 +0000

Psalm 1:1,6; 2:11,12; 3:7,8 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 6 For...

If thou shalt confess with thy mouth (Romans 10:9,11-13) – Charles Villiers Stanford

John — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:07:44 +0000

Romans 10:9,11-13 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 11 For the scripture...

Tulerunt Dominum meum (John 20:13; Matthew 28:6-7) – Samuel Scheidt

John — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:01:14 +0000

John 20:13; Matthew 28:6-7 13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. 6 He is not...

Hosanna to the Son of David (Matthew 21:9) – Luc Jakobs

John — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:59:36 +0000

Matthew 21:9 9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest....

Tenebrae factae sunt [There was darkness over the earth] (Matthew 27:45-46,50; Luke 23:44,46) – Marc-Antoine Charpentier

John — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:42:49 +0000

Matthew 27:45-46,50; Luke 23:44,46 [Latin] 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,...

And I saw a new heaven (Revelation 21:1-4) – Edgar Bainton

John — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:34:53 +0000

Revelation 21:1-4 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,...