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Full of wrath, his threat'ning breath
Staff Notation • Sacred, Sacred songs
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Full of wrath, his threat'ning breath by Humphrey Brailsford — Lyrics
Full of wrath, his threat'ning breath
Belching nought but chains and death,
Saul was arrested in his way
By a voice and light,
That if a thousand days
Should join their rays
To beautify a day
It would not show so glorious and so bright.
On his amazed eyes it night did fling,
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About Full of wrath, his threat'ning breath
This powerful solo tenor setting of an English sacred text vividly describes Saul's dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus. The words depict the blinding light and divine voice that arrested his 'threat'ning breath' and transformed him from a 'child of wrath' into a 'vessel full of glory'. The music, therefore, must reflect this intense spiritual struggle and ultimate redemption, from the initial fury to the dawning of faith. The text concludes with a prayer for divine intervention to curb our own sinful ways, transforming darkness into light. Brailsford's setting offers a compelling vehicle for a soloist to explore this profound narrative of spiritual awakening and divine grace.
