O thou whose beams (John Goss)
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- (Posted 2022-01-29) CPDL #67791:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2022-01-29). Score information: A4, 11 pages, 270 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: O thou whose beams
Composer: John Goss
Lyricist: James Macpherson
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: ATTBB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1878 The Orpheus
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Original text and translations
English text
O Thou whose beams the sea-girt earth array,
King of the sky, and Father of the day!
O Sun! what fountain hid from mortal eyes,
Supplies thy circle round the radiant skies,
For ever burning and for ever bright,
With Heaven's pure fire, and everlasting light!
What awful beauty in thy face appears!
Immortal youth, beyond the power of years!
When tempests with their train impend on high,
Darken the day, and load the labouring sky;
When Heaven's wide convex glows with lightnings dire,
All ether flaming, and all earth on fire:
When loud and long the deep-mouth'd thunder rolls,
And peals on peals redoubled rend the poles;
If from the opening clouds thy form appears,
Her wonted charm the face of nature wears;
Thy beauteous orb restores departed day,
Looks from the sky, and laughs the storm away.