Various Artists - Songs of Praise / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Hymns are a living link with the past, yet they still find freshness and relevance in the twenty- first century. Saint Thomas Aquinas comments that 'hymns are the praise of God with song; a song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice' and this explains neatly the vital place that hymnody has enjoyed throughout the ages, and continues to do so today. Praise my soul celebrates this glorious tradition of hymnody and showcases some of the hymns heard in Jesus College Chapel in their own regular pattern of choral services. Some of these, including Drop, drop, slow tears and Glory to thee, my God, this night have been sung regularly for hundreds of years. Others such as All my hope on God is founded or Christ Triumphant have become classics over the last half-century. The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge return to disc on Signum with their seventh , and their first under choral director Richard Pinel.

Album Tracks 1. Sing We Merrily Unto God Our Strength 2. Missa Brevis, for Chorus & Organ Kyrie 3. Missa Brevis, for Chorus & Organ Gloria 4. Missa Brevis, for Chorus & Organ Sanctus 5. Missa Brevis, for Chorus & Organ Agnus Dei 6. Behold, O God Our Defender for Chorus 7. Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis, for Chorus in E minor Magnificat 8. Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis, for Chorus in E minor Nunc Dimittis 9. O Trinity of Blessed Light, for Chorus & Organ 10. Tell Out, My Soul, the Greatness of the Lord! (Woodlands) 11. Improvisation on 'Woodlands' for Organ 12. Litany of the Holy Spirit, Hymn 13. Symphony No. 1 in C minor for Organ, Op. 13/1 March Pontificale 14. O Salutaris Hostia, for Chorus & Organ 15. O Thou Sweetest Source, Anthem 16. Symphony No. 1 in C minor for Organ, Op. 13/1 Adagio 17. We Sing of God, the Mighty Source, Hymn

Various Artists - Sing to the Lord [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/01/2009