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.

About the headline (FAQ)

This text is based on lines 1,3-4,11 of Psalm 41(42).

Text Authorship:

• by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

• a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 41 (42)"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "As pants the hart", op. 101 no. 1 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Four Hymn Tunes for Male Voices, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Chandos Anthem no. 6: As pants the hart for cooling streams" [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in English, a translation by John Hopkins , appears in The Scottish Psalter of 1635 [an adaptation] ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
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• Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 42" ; composed by Frances Allitsen, née Bumpus.
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• Also set in English, a translation by Matthew Parker, Archbishop (1504 - 1575) , first published 1567 [an adaptation] ; composed by Thomas Tallis.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) , "Psalm 41 (42)" ; composed by Frances Allitsen, née Bumpus.
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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: 103