Nisi Dominus (Christopher Upton): Difference between revisions
m (→Original text and translations: Applied newest form of Text template) |
|||
Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Top}} | {{Top}} | ||
{{Text|English| | |||
{{ | {{Vs|1}} If God succeed not, all the cost | ||
And pains to build the house are lost; | And pains to build the house are lost; | ||
If God the city will not keep, | If God the city will not keep, | ||
Line 33: | Line 31: | ||
And work and toil when day is done, | And work and toil when day is done, | ||
Careful and sparing eat your bread, | Careful and sparing eat your bread, | ||
To shun that poverty you dread. | To shun that poverty you dread.}} | ||
{{Middle}} | {{Middle}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
{{ | {{Vs|3}} 'Tis all in vain, till God hath blest; | ||
He can make rich, yet give us rest: | He can make rich, yet give us rest: | ||
Children and friends are blessings too, | Children and friends are blessings too, | ||
If God our sovereign make them so. | If God our sovereign make them so. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|4}} Happy the man to whom he sends | ||
Obedient children, faithful friends: | Obedient children, faithful friends: | ||
How sweet our daily comforts prove, | How sweet our daily comforts prove, | ||
When they are seasoned with his love! | When they are seasoned with his love!}} | ||
{{Bottom}} | {{Bottom}} | ||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Modern music]] | [[Category:Modern music]] |
Revision as of 13:01, 6 April 2015
Music files
ICON | SOURCE |
---|---|
File details | |
Help |
- Editor: Christopher Upton (submitted 2012-05-24). Score information: A4, 1 page, 47 kB Copyright: CC BY NC SA
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Nisi Dominus
Composer: Christopher Upton
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn tune
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
Published: 2012
Description: Hymn tune, 88. 88 (L.M.), set to Isaac Watts' metrication of Psalm 127.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text 1 If God succeed not, all the cost |
3 'Tis all in vain, till God hath blest; |