You are here: Archive Home > Sullivan > Major Works > The Light of the World > MIDI Index > No. 35

   
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive  
The Light of the World


No. 35: CHORUS

"Men and Brethren"

MIDI Symbol MIDI file [28KB, 6' 36"]

Tenors & Basses.
  Men and brethren, and whosoever among you feareth God!
    to you is the word of salvation sent,
  Men and brethren, and whosoever among you feareth God!
    to you is the word of salvation sent,

All.
  Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God
    by miracles and wonders and signs
which God did by Him.
  Him being delivered by the determinate counsel
    and foreknowledge of God,

Sopranos. Altos. Tenors. Basses.
          being de-    
      being de-   livered    
  being de-   livered   by the determinate    
  livered   by the determinate   counsel of   being de-
  by the determinate   counsel and   God.   livered
  counsel and   fore-       by the determinate
  foreknowledge of   knowledge of       counsel of
  God.   God.       God.

All.
  Him being delivered by the determinate counsel of God.
     
  They have taken and by wicked hands
    have crucified and slain,
Tenors & Basses:
    have crucified and slain,
All.
  Him they have taken and by wicked hands
    have crucified and slain,
Altos & Tenors.
    have crucified and slain,
     
All:
  And when they had fulfilled all that was written of Him,

Sopranos. Altos. Tenors. Basses.
          They took Him    
      They took Him   down    
      down   from   They took Him
  They took Him down,   from the tree,   the tree,   from the tree,

All.
  And laid Him in a sepulchre.
He made his grave with the wicked,
And with the rich in his death.

Sopranos. Altos. Tenors. Basses.
  Therefore will God divide Him a portion with the   Therefore will God divide Him a portion with the        
  great,   great,   Therefore will   Therefore will God
  a           divide Him a
  portion       God di-   portion with the
  with   Therefore will   vide Him a   great, will
  the   God di-   portion with the   God di-
  great   vide Him a   great, will   vide
  - - -   portion with the   God di-   Him a
  Therefore will   great,   vide   portion
  God di-   Therefore will   Him a   with the
  vide Him a   God   por-   great,
  portion with the   will   tion with the   with the
  great, There-   God di-   great, will God di-   great,
  fore will   vide Him   vide Him   Therefore will
  God, There-   a por-   a por-   God,
  fore will   tion   tion   Therefore will
  God, There-   with the   with the   God,
  fore will   great, will   great,   Therefore will
  God di-   God di-   will God   God di-
  vide Him a   vide Him a   di-   vide Him, di-
  portion with the   portion with the   vide   vide
  great, will   great, will   Him, will   Him, will

All.
    God divide Him a portion with the great,
  Because He hath poured out his soul,
    poured out his soul soul unto death,
poured out his soul soul unto death,.

Previous Number Next Number
Archive Home  |  Arthur Sullivan  |  Major Works  |  The Light of the World  |  MIDI Index

Page modified 8 February, 2009 Copyright © 2008 The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive All Rights Reserved