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How bright these glorious spirits shine!
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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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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How bright these glorious spirits shine! by Charles Hutcheson — Lyrics
How bright these glorious spirits shine!
whence all their white array?
How came they to the blissful seats
of everlasting day?
Lo, these are they from sufferings great
who came to realms of light;
and in the blood of Christ have washed
those robes that shine so bright.
Now with triumphal palms they stand
before the throne on high,
and serve the God they love amidst
the glories of the sky.
Hunger and thirst are felt no more,
nor suns with scorching ray;
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About How bright these glorious spirits shine!
Charles Hutcheson’s setting of How bright these glorious spirits shine! is a hymn for SATB choir. The text draws inspiration from Revelation 7, describing the multitude in white robes who have come through great suffering to the realms of light, washed clean in the blood of Christ. The lyrics speak of their eternal service before the throne, free from hunger, thirst, and earthly hardship, now sustained by God’s presence and guided by the Lamb. This sacred English text offers a message of comfort and hope, celebrating the ultimate reward of faith and perseverance through trials. The SATB voicing provides rich harmonic possibilities to convey the jubilant and reverent nature of this heavenly vision.
