by William Austin (1587 - 1634)
All this night
Language: English
All this night bright angels sing; Never was such carolling. Hark, a voice which loudly cries: "Mortals, mortals wake and rise;" Lo! to gladness Turns your sadness; From the earth is risen a Sun; Shines all night, though day be done. "Wake, O earth, wake everything! Wake and hear the joy I bring; Wake and joy for all this night, Heaven and every twinkling light, All amazing, Still stand gazing; Angels, powers, and all that be, Wake, and joy this Sun to see!" Hail, O Sun! O blessed Light, Sent into this world by night; Let Thy rays and heavenly powers Shine in these dark souls of ours; For most duly, Thou art truly God and Man, we do confess; Hail, O Sun of Righteousness!
Authorship:
- by William Austin (1587 - 1634) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "All this night", op. 33 (1951), first performed 1951 [ SATB chorus divisi], motet [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-08
Line count: 21
Word count: 125