1963

Praises and Prayers

Composed by Virgil Thomson
Text by Anonymous

Song Collection

Praises and Prayers is a song cycle by Virgil Thomson setting various sacred poems and texts.

Songs

1. From “The Canticle of the Sun”
(Text: St. Francis of Assisi, trans. Matthew Arnold)
2. My Master Hath a Garden (Text: Anonymous)
3. Sung by the Shepherds
(Text: From a Hymn of the Nativity by Richard Crashaw)
4. Before Sleeping (Text: Anonymous)
5. Jerusalem, My Happy Home
(Text: Anonymous stanzas from The Meditations of St. Augustine, Chapter XXV)

Sheet Music

Praises and Prayers (High Voice)

Virgil Thomson
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Praises and Prayers (Low Voice)

Virgil Thomson
Low
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