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Blest pair of Sirens
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Blest pair of Sirens by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry — Lyrics
Blest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heaven's joy,
Sphereborn harmonious sisters, Voice and Verse,
Wed your divine sounds, and mixt power employ,
Dead things with inbreathed sense able to pierce;
And to our highraised phantasy present
That undisturbed song of pure consent,
Aye sung before the sapphirecoloured throne
To him that sits thereon,
With saintly shout and solemn jubilee;
Where the bright Seraphim, in burning row,
Their loud, uplifted angeltrumpets blow,
And the Cherubic host in thousand quires
Touch their immortal harps of golden wires,
With those just spirits, that wear victorious palms,
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About Blest pair of Sirens
Parry’s Blest pair of Sirens opens with a sense of awe and grandeur, its six-part SSAATTBB texture immediately establishing a rich and resonant sound world. The music sets a text celebrating the union of Voice and Verse, painting a vivid picture of heavenly harmony. The composer conjures images of celestial choirs, seraphim, and cherubic hosts, their divine music filling the sapphire-coloured throne room. This is music that aims to transport the listener, embodying the text’s description of an “undisturbed song of pure consent” with its own intricate and soaring lines. The anthem’s profound text and its powerful musical setting make it a substantial and uplifting choice for a choir.
