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At the Lamb's high feast we sing
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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At the Lamb's high feast we sing by Hart Pease Danks — Lyrics
1 At the Lamb's high feast we sing
praise to our victorious King,
who hath washed us in the tide
flowing from his pierced side;
praise we him, whose love divine
gives his sacred Blood for wine,
gives his Body for the feast,
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.
2 Where the Paschal blood is poured,
death's dark angel sheathes his sword;
Israel's hosts triumphant go
through the wave that drowns the foe.
Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed,
Paschal victim, Paschal bread;
with sincerity and love
eat we manna from above.
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About At the Lamb's high feast we sing
This SATB setting of the familiar Easter hymn At the Lamb's high feast we sing opens with a powerful homophonic declaration of praise. The music effectively conveys the text's message of Christ's victory over death, the symbolism of the Paschal Lamb, and the believer's redemption through his sacrifice. The energetic setting rejoices in the resurrection, with musical lines that climb and soar. The composer builds to moments of great exultation, particularly in the robust final phrases which affirm the triumph of life and light. The English text, a cornerstone of Eastertide liturgy, is treated with a clarity and directness that makes its theological message immediately accessible and musically thrilling.
