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Blessings
Comfort/Strength/Courage/Assurance
Creator
Death/Funeral
Eternal Life/Exaltation
Faith
Gratitude/Thanksgiving
Guidance
Happiness/Rejoicing/Cheerfulness/Joy
Heaven/Celestial Kingdom
Heavenly Father
Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit
Honesty/Integrity
Light/Sun
Motivation
Obedience/Commandments
Praise
Prayer
Savior/Jesus Christ
Self-Improvement
Self-control
Sorrow
Spirit
Strength
Trust in God
Truth/Wisdom and Knowledge
Worship
Includes Vocal Obbligato/Descant
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Florida native Edward Lein (b. 1955 in Fort Pierce) was a tenor soloist throughout his home state and his early works reflect his experience as a vocalist. In 2006 Ed was a finalist in the Jacksonville Symphony's Fresh Ink composition contest and his instrumental catalog grew largely due to requests from Symphony players. Now retired, Ed was Music Librarian for the City of Jacksonville, producing the popular Music@Main concerts (2006-16). He was a regular contributor to J-Sym's ENCORE magazine from 2014-16, and gets frequent requests for his translations of French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian song texts from such prestigious organizations as Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Carnegie Hall's The Song Continues. Degrees: BM (FAU, 1976); MM (FSU, 1983) & MLS (FSU, 1986)
Prelude & Call to Worship, for Mixed Voices & Organ.
From SUNDAY MORNING: Original Music for Traditional Communion Services, with Psalms, Hymns, Anthems & Responses.
(Note: the audio is an orchestral arrangement)
TEXT: Friedrich von Canitz (1655-1699); tr. Henry J. Buckoll, alt.
Come, my soul, thou must be waking,
Now is breaking o'er the earth another day:
Come to Him Who made this splendor;
See thou render all thy feeble strength can pay.
Gladly hail the sun returning,
Ready burning be the incense of thy powers;
For the night is safely ended,
God hath tended with His care thy helpless hours.
Pray that He may prosper ever
Each endeavor when thine aim is good and true;
But that He may ever thwart thee,
And convert thee, when thou evil wouldst pursue.
Mayest thou on life’s last morrow,
Free from sorrow, pass away in slumber sweet:
And, released from death’s dark sadness,
Rise in gladness that far brighter sun to greet.
Only God’s free gifts abuse not,
Light refuse not, but His Spirit’s voice obey;
Thou with Him shalt dwell, beholding
Light enfolding all things in unclouded day. Amen.
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Lyrics: Come, my soul, thou must be waking,
Now is breaking o'er the earth another day:
Come to Him Who made this splendor;
See thou render all thy feeble strength can pay.
Gladly hail the sun returning,
Ready burning be the incense of thy powers;
For the night is safely ended,
God hath tended with His care thy helpless hours.
Pray that He may prosper ever
Each endeavor when thine aim is good and true;
But that He may ever thwart thee,
And convert thee, when thou evil wouldst pursue.
Mayest thou on life’s last morrow,
Free from sorrow, pass away in slumber sweet:
And, released from death’s dark sadness,
Rise in gladness that far brighter sun to greet.
Only God’s free gifts abuse not,
Light refuse not, but His Spirit’s voice obey;
Thou with Him shalt dwell, beholding
Light enfolding all things in unclouded day. Amen.
