Phos Hilaron (2020)
SATB A Capella Choir w/ bells
Duration: 3 minutes
Commissioner: Saint Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church (Jim Rightmyer, Director of Music)
Performance History
9/5/2020 The Evensong Choir of Saint Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church w/ Bruce Neswick (cond.), Louisville, KY
6/24/2023 Capella Gloriana w/ Virginia Sublett (director), San Diego, CA
Lyrics:
O Gracious Light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing Thy praises O God:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Thou art worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.
Duration: 3 minutes
Commissioner: Saint Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church (Jim Rightmyer, Director of Music)
Performance History
9/5/2020 The Evensong Choir of Saint Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church w/ Bruce Neswick (cond.), Louisville, KY
6/24/2023 Capella Gloriana w/ Virginia Sublett (director), San Diego, CA
Lyrics:
O Gracious Light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing Thy praises O God:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Thou art worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.