The beauty and glory of Zion (William Ellison)

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• (Posted 2024-01-04)  CPDL #78600:         

Editor: William Ellison (submitted 2024-01-04).   Score information: Letter, 51 pages, 513 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: The beauty and glory of Zion
Composer: William Ellison
Lyricist: American Standard Version^{create page}
Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Wind ensemble

First published: 2024
Description: This is an original composition by William H Ellison during November/December, 2023 and is based on Psalm 48 with text from the American Standard Version of the Bible. This composition is for SSAATTBB choir with clarinet choir accompaniment (Eb clarinet, 2 Bb clarinets, Alto Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet).

Original text and translations

English text

Psalm 48
The beauty and glory of Zion
01   Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
02   Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.
03   God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
04   For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They passed away together.
05   They saw it, then were they amazed;
They were dismayed, they were stricken with terror
06   Trembling took hold of them there,
Pain, as of a woman in travail.
07   With the east wind
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.
08   As we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God:
God will establish it for ever. Selah
09   We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of thy temple.
10   As is thy name, O God,
So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth:
Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11   Let mount Zion be glad,
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice,
Because of thy judgments.
12   Walk about Zion, and go round about her;
Number the towers thereof;
13   Mark ye well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces:
That ye may tell it to the generation following.
14   For this God is our God for ever and ever:
He will be our guide even unto death.