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Bradford
Staff Notation • Sacred
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
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Bradford by Jacob Kimball — Lyrics
How short and hasty is our life!
How vast our souls' affairs!
Yet senseless mortals vainly strive
To lavish out their years.
Our days run thoughtlessly along,
Without a moment's stay;
Just like a story or a song
We pass our lives away.
God from on high invites us home,
But we march heedless on,
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About Bradford
Jacob Kimball's setting of How short and hasty is our life is a sacred anthem for SATB choir. The text reflects on the brevity of human existence and the vanity of worldly pursuits. It contrasts the heedless rush towards death with God's invitation home, questioning our worthiness of salvation due to our earthly focus. The lyrics express a deep sense of human frailty and a plea for divine grace to draw us towards spiritual salvation, urging a focus on eternal joys over transient earthly pleasures. The music aims to convey the solemnity and earnestness of the message.
