Easter Chorale
Language: English
The morning light renews the sky. Across the air the birds ignite Like sparks to take this blaze of day Through all the precincts of the night. Alleluia! Alleluia! The fires of dawn refresh our eyes. We watch the world grow wide and bright And praise our newly risen Light. The winter land receives the year. Her smallest creatures rouse and cling To swelling roots and buds that stir The restless air to reel and ring! Alleluia! Alleluia! The sounds of waking fill our ears. We listen to the live earth sing And praiseour loving Source and Spring.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Easter Chorale", published 1964. [SATB chorus, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 horns, tuba, timpani, and optional organ] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: James Babbage
This text was added to the website: 2005-12-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 98