St. Basil the Great (Charles Villiers Stanford)

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• St. Basil the Great (hymn tune)

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Title: St. Basil the Great
Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns   Meter: (76.76 D)
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published: Tune: Music: St. Ba­sil the Great, Charles V. Stan­ford, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1916; Lyrics: Fred­er­ick G. Scott, The Soul’s Quest, and Other Po­ems (Lon­don: 1885), number 46

Description:

External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for St. Basil the Great:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/t/whtnojes.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

We hail Thee now, O Jesu,

Upon Thine altar-throne,

Though sight and touch have failed us,

And faith perceives alone!

Thy love has veiled Thy Godhead

And hid Thy power divine,

In mercy to our weakness,

Beneath an earthly sign.

2.

We hail Thee now, O Jesu;

In silence hast Thou come;

For all the hosts of Heaven

With wonderment are dumb;

So great the condescension,

So marvelous the love,

Which for our sakes, O Savior,

Have drawn Thee from above.

3.

We hail Thee now, O Jesu;

For law and type have ceased,

And Thou in each communion

Art Sacrifice and Priest;

We make this great memorial

In union, Lord, with Thee,

And plead Thy death and passion

To cleanse and set us free.

4.

We hail Thee now, O Jesu;

For death is drawing near,

And in Thy presence only

Its terrors disappear.

Dwell with us, sweetest Savior,

And guide us through the night,

Till shadows end in glory,

And faith be lost in sight.

Lyrics: Fred­er­ick G. Scott, The Soul’s Quest, and Other Po­ems (Lon­don: 1885), number 46.