The souls of the righteous
General information
Source of text is Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-2,3b,4,5b,7a,8a.
Settings by composers
- Colin Davey ATB (vv. 1,3b only)
- Henry Walford Davies SATB divisi with S solo. (vv. 1,3b only)
- George J. Elvey SATB divisi with minor S divisi. (vv. 1,2a & 3b only)
- George Alexander Macfarren SAtB (vv.1-3)
- Stanley Marchant SATB (vv. 1-2 &3b)
- James Nares SS
- T. Tertius Noble SATB divisi (uses alternative lyrics)
Text and translations
English text 1 …The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. |
(based on Wisdom 3:1-8) |