Vox Peregrini 2023 Wicklow Way Concert Repertoire
(to be selected from the following works, arranged below by composer’s birthdate)
Title/Composer
Text in English
Ave verum Corpus
William Byrd
Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, having truly suffered, sacrificed on the cross for mankind, from whose pierced side water and blood flowed: Be for us a sweet foretaste in the trial of death! [O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus, O Jesus, son of Mary, have mercy on me. Amen.]
Ave Maria
Guillaume Bouzignac
[Gabriel:]
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. [Choir:] She who hears this, she is puzzled by this speech, and wonders what is this greeting. [Gabriel:] Don't be afraid, Mary. You will conceive in your womb the son of the Father, and you will name him Jesus. [Choir:] How can this be, for I know no man? [Gabriel:] The Holy Spirit will overcome in you, and a strength from above will fill you. [Choir:] I am the Lord's servant: let it be thus!
We Shall Walk Through the Valley
arr. Undine Smith Moore
We shall walk through the valley in peace. IfJesus himself shall be our leader, We shall walk through the valley in peace. There will be no trials there.
You find yourself here
Dale Trumbore
You find yourself here, different somehow, learning to build a life worth living. You carry it home. You learn to abandon what isn’t important, you learn to sit stilll, to stay in one place. You learn to watch over yourself when there’s no one else to watch over, and no one to watch over you. You see yourself reflected; you learn to love what you see. You live with yourself, you live. You find yourself here, different somehow, learning to build a life worth living. You carry it home.
My spirit sang all day
Gerald Finzi
My spirit sang all day O my joy. Nothing my tongue could say, Only my joy! My heart an echo caught– O my joy And spake, Tell me thy thought, Hide not thy joy. My eyes gan peer around, O my joy– What beauty hast thou found? Shew us thy joy. My jealous ears grew whist; O my joy– Music from heaven is’t, Sent for our joy? She also came and heard; O my joy What, said she, is this word? What is thy joy? And I replied, O see, O my joy, ‘Tis thee, I cried, ‘tis thee: Thou art my joy.
Bonus est Dominus from Lamentations of Jeremiah
Alonso Lobo
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.
In pace
John Sheppard
In peace, itself I shall sleep and rest. If I offer slumber to my eyes and my eyelids drowsiness, I shall sleep and rest. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Underneath the Stars
Kate Rusby
Underneath the stars I’ll meet you, underneath the stars I’ll greet you, and there beneath the stars I’ll leave you before you go of your own free will; go gently. Underneath the stars you met me, underneath the stars you left me; I wonder if the stars regret me. At least you’ll go of your own free will; go gently. Here beneath the stars I’m landing, and here beneath the stars not ending, oh why on earth am I pretending? I’m here again, the stars befriending– they come and go of their own free will. Underneath the stars you met me, underneath the stars you left me; I wonder if the stars regret me, I’m sure they’d like me if they only met me. They come and go of their own free will. Go gently.
Adoro te
Mélanie Bonis
I adore you, hidden deity, who are truly hidden beneath these appearances. My whole heart submits to you, because contemplating you is fully deficient. O memorial of our Lord’s death, Living bread that gives life to humans, Grant my soul to live on you and always to savor your sweetness. Jesus, whom I know see hidden, I ask you to fulfill what. I so desire, that the sight of your face being unveiled I may have the happiness of seeing your glory.
Make you Feel my Love
arr. Alexander L’Estrange
When the rain is blowing in your face, And the whole world is on your case, I could offer you a warm embrace, To make you feel my love. When the evening shadows and the stars appear, And there is no one there to dry your tears, I could hold you for a million years, To make you feel my love. I know you haven’t made your mind up yet, But I would never do you wrong. I’ve known it from the moment that we met, No doubt in my mind where you belong. I’d go hungry, I’d go black and blue, I’d go crawling down the avenue, No, there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do, To make you feel my love. I could make you happy, make your dreams come true, There ain’t nothing that I wouldn’t do, Go to the ends of the earth for you, To make you feel my love. The storms are raging on the rolling sea, And on the highway of regret, Though winds of change are blowing wild and free, You ain’t seen nothin like me yet.
In the stillness
Sally Beamish
In the stillness of a church Where candles glow. In the softness of a fall Of fresh white snow, In the brightness of the stars That shine this night, In the calmness of a pool of healing light, In the clearness of a choir That softly sings, In the oneness of a hush Of angels’ wings, In the mildness of a night By stable bare, In the quietness of a lull Near cradle fair, There’s a patience as we wait For a new morn, And the presence of a child Soon to be born.