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Verses 1 and 3 use Ralph Vaughan Williams’s harmonization from The English Hymnal (1906). Verses 2 and 4 divide the tune among the voices, until they come together in unison with an organ descant, joined for the final phrase by the sopranos.
from notes by Nicholas Temperley © 2016
Les strophes 1 et 3 utilisent l’harmonisation publiée par Ralph Vaughan Williams dans The English Hymnal (1906). Les strophes 2 et 4 répartissent la mélodie entre les voix, avant qu’elles ne se retrouvent à l’unisson avec un contre-chant d’orgue, rejoint par les sopranos pour la dernière phrase.
extrait des notes rédigées par Nicholas Temperley © 2016
Français: Dennis Collins
Strophe 1 und 3 folgen der Harmonisierung Ralph Vaughan Williams’ aus The English Hymnal (1906). In Strophe 2 und 4 wird die Melodie zwischen den Stimmen geteilt, bis sie zu einem Orgeldiskant unisono werden und für die abschließende Phrase auch die Soprane einfallen.
aus dem Begleittext von Nicholas Temperley © 2016
Deutsch: Ursula Wulfekamp
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