The Lord bless you and keep you - John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
'The Lord Bless You and Keep You'
From the album ‘Be Thou My Vision’ - Sacred Music by John Rutter
Composer John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Orchestra City of London Sinfonia
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LYRICS:
The Lord bless you and keep you: the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be
gracious unto you: the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you
peace. Amen.
(Numbers 6, v. 24)
Be Thou My Vision
Gathered from across the Collegium catalogue, Be thou my vision includes all of the church anthems and other sacred pieces for which Rutter is justly famous, representing for the first time a handy compendium of the best-loved Rutter works in their definitive performances by the Cambridge Singers, directed by the composer.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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