This edition was prepared by Barry Johnston — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Hopkinton
Staff Notation • Sacred
Preview
0
0
2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
Preview
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.
Hopkinton by Daniel Belknap — Lyrics
Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound;
My ears, attend the cry;
"Ye living men, come view the ground
Where you must shortly lie.
"Princes, this clay must be your bed,
In spite of all your towers;
The tall, the wise, the reverend head
Must lie as low as ours!"
Read full lyrics
About Hopkinton
Daniel Belknap's Hopkinton opens with a stark contemplation of mortality, painting a vivid scene of the grave and the inevitable demise awaiting all, regardless of station. The text directly addresses the listener, urging a confrontation with the reality of death and the potential unpreparedness for the afterlife. It poses a poignant question about human security in the face of such certainty, lamenting the lack of preparation. The second half of the text shifts to a plea for divine intervention, seeking grace to prepare the soul for flight. This SATB anthem, set in English, moves from a somber meditation on death to a hopeful anticipation of spiritual transcendence and eternal life.
