This edition was prepared by Robert Nottingham — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Great Lord of Lords
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
Preview
0
0
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Great Lord of Lords by Charles Wood — Lyrics
Great Lord of Lords, supreme immortal King,
O give us grace to sing
Thy praise, which makes earth, air, and heaven to ring.
O Word of God, from ages unbegun,
The Father's only Son,
With Him in power, in substance, Thou art one.
Read full lyrics
About Great Lord of Lords
Charles Wood's Great Lord of Lords is a stirring anthem suitable for a major feast day or a general thanksgiving. The text extols the glory of the Trinity, praising God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. Wood sets this profound theological statement with rich, harmonically adventurous music that demands committed singing from the choir. The SATB voicing is divided into two choirs (ATB.ATB), allowing for a broader palette of choral colour and dramatic effect, with opportunities for antiphonal writing. The English text is treated with reverence, its devotional intensity captured in Wood's soaring melodic lines and satisfying harmonic progressions.
