Hear My Prayer
It has been a while since I've shared any music, but today our Internet connection is actually working well enough that I can get on YouTube! ;-) Here is a very moving, short piece by Henry Purcell based on Psalm 102:1 -- "Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my crying come unto thee." In the video it is performed by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge.
posted by Laura at
3:21 PM
5 Comments:
Beautiful - I've only ever heard Mendelssohn's version, completely different to this one, but they're both lovely. Ahhh, I love choral music and I love early music - and this is both!
My church choir sang this piece every year at the beginning of Lent at a sort of Lenten Lessons and Carols we did anually (it's alway fun to do 8 part music one on a part!) Isn't it fantastic? Seriously, you have great taste in music (I've said that before).
Like, like, like!! Thanks for sharing! I'm going to "favorite" it on my youtube account.
I'm glad you all enjoyed it! Rachel, I have not heard Mendelssohn's version I will have to track that down.
Elizabeth, I am jealous of all the great music your choir seems to sing! ;-)
That was very nice. It makes me appreciate the times God has listened to my cry. I'd like to know more about Purcell's life--he died young at age 35. I wonder when that was written. He wrote some lovely chapel music for King Charles II, which makes me think the latter must have had some redeeming qualities at least. He then wrote for William and Mary after the Glorious Revolution for his last few years.
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