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Benjamin Britten - Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues | Lyrics in English
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Benjamin Britten - Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues

Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues;
Give the glory to the Lord
And the Lamb
Nations, and languages
And every Creature
In which is the breath of Life
Let man and beast appear before him
And magnify his name together
Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter
Bind a leopard to the altar
And consecrate his spear to the Lord

Let Ishmail dedicate a tyger
And give praise for the liberty
In which the Lord has let him at large

Let Balaam appear with an ass
And bless the Lord his people
And his creatures for a reward eternal

Let Daniel come forth with a lion
And praise God with all his might
Through faith in Christ Jesus

Let Ithamar minister with a chamois
And bless the name of Him
That cloatheth the naked

Let Jakim with the satyr
Bless God in the dance
Dance, dance, dance

Let David bless with the bear
The beginning of victory to the Lord
To the Lord the perfection of excellence

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah for the heart of God
And from the hand of the artist inimitable
And from the echo of the heavenly harp
In sweetness magnifical and mighty
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah

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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was one of the 20th century’s greatest opera composers. Born in Suffolk, England, he studied at the Royal College of Music. He fell into the circle of W.H. Auden, and though he left a few years later, he met the tenor Peter Pears, who would become his greatest musical interpreter and his personal partner until Britten’s death. After spending part of the years of World War II in America, he leapt to prominence in 1945 with his opera Peter Grimes. Later successes on the stage included Albert Herring, Billy Budd, The Turn of the Screw, and Death in Venice. He wrote music for other venues as well, and his great successes include the Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings; the Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge; the Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; and the War Requiem. Shortly before his death, he became the first composer to be awarded a life peerage by the British crown.
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