| UNT A Cappella Choir: Howells - Take him, Earth, for Cherishing | |
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Take him, Earth, for Cherishing (1963).......Herbert Howells (1892-1983)Jerry McCoy, conductor
commemorating the 50th anniversary of
the death of John F. Kennedy
Tucker Bilodeau, Nate Mattingly, Tyler Reece, readers
Readings
"Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."
--from A Strategy of Peace, American University, June 10, 1963
"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner'."
-- West Berlin, June 26, 1963
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country... My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America can do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man."
-- Inauguration, January 20, 1961
Text:
Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing
Take him, earth, for cherishing
To thy tender breast receive him.
Body of a man I bring thee,
Noble even in its ruin.
Once was this a spirit's dwelling,
By the breath of God created.
High the heart that here was beating,
Christ the prince of all its living.
Guard him well, the dead I give thee,
Not unmindful of His creature
Shall He ask it: He who made it
Symbol of His mystery.
Comes the hour God hath appointed
To fulfill the hope of men,
Then must thou, in very fashion,
What I give, return again.
Body of a man I bring thee.
Not though ancient time decaying
Wear away these bones to sand,
Ashes that a man might measure
In the hollow of his hand:
Not though wandering winds and idle,
Drifting through the empty sky,
Scatter dust was nerve and sinew,
Is it given to man to die.
Once again the shining road
Leads to ample Paradise;
Open are the woods again,
That the Serpent lost for men.
Take, O take him, mighty Leader,
Take again thy servant's soul.
Grave his name, and pour the fragrant
Balm upon the icy stone.
Take him, earth, for cherishing,
To thy tender breast receive him.
Body of a man I bring thee,
Noble even in its ruin.
By the breath of God created.
Christ the prince of all its living.
Take him, earth, for cherishing.
--from Hymnus circa Exsequias Defuncti
Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (c.348-413)
Trans. Helen Waddell
"Blessed Are They..." Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the A Cappella Choir
Recorded Live, November 19, 2013
Winspear Hall, College of Music
University of North Texas
http://music.unt.edu/choral
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