Video Information

• Choir: RSCM course in Canterbury
• Piece: Praise to Thee, Lord Jesus
• Composer:  Heinrich Schütz
• Conductor:  Martin How
• Voices:  SATB
• Genres: Classical, Sacred, Renaissance, Cathedral Music
• Praise to Thee, Lord Jesus, who in bitter pain,
  On the cross did suffer, and for our sake wast slain.
  Thou reign'st with God the Father in Eternity,
  Lead us, erring sinners, unto heav'n and Thee.
  
  Kyrie eleison, Christe ...  morePraise to Thee, Lord Jesus, who in bitter pain,
  On the cross did suffer, and for our sake wast slain.
  Thou reign'st with God the Father in Eternity,
  Lead us, erring sinners, unto heav'n and Thee.
  
  Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison.
  (Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy).
  
  (Original words: Ehre sei dir, Christe der du littest Not)
  
  Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How.
  I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos.
  John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.
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