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Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Chandos Anthem no. 6: As pants the hart for cooling streams
 (Sung text for setting by G. Händel)
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Language: English  after the Latin 
Sonata

Chorus
 As pants the hart for cooling streams, so longs
 my soul for thee O God.

Soprano
 Tears are my daily food, while thus they say:
 where is now thy God?.

Tenor
 Now, when I think thereupon, I pour out my
 heart by myself, for I went with the multitude
 and brought them out into the house of God.

Chorus
 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving among
 such as keep holy-day.

Soprano and Tenor. Duet
 Why so full of grief, O my soul? Why so
 disquieted within me?

Tenor and Chorus
 Put thy trust in God, for I will praise him.
This text is based on lines 1,3-4,11 of Psalm 41(42).

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Chandos Anthem no. 6: As pants the hart for cooling streams"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 41 (42)"
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Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-21
Line count: 19
Word count: 91

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