Coventry Antiphon

Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Organ

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Lenten Season → Third Sunday of Lent → Cycle B
Commons → Common of the Dedication of a Church → General Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church
Commons → Common of the Dedication of a Church → In the Church that Was Dedicated
Commons → Common of the Dedication of a Church → Outside the Church That Was Dedicated
Ritual Masses → For the Dedication of a Church and an Altar

Publication Information:
Novello — 29 0506 10 (1962)

Text Information:
Reference: Isaiah 56:7; Haggai 2:9

Lyrics:

My house shall be called an house
of prayer for all people.

The glory of this latter house
shall be greater than of the former,
saith the Lord of hosts:
and in this place will I give peace,
saith the Lord of hosts.

My house shall be called an house 
of prayer for all people.

Notes: SATB with divisi in all parts. Score states: “In 1941, a year after the destruction of the Cathedral on 14 November 1940, this verse [Haggai: ‘The glory of this latter house . . . Lord of hosts’] was inscribed upon a tablet set into the face of the tower.”
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Feb 19, 2022 Last updated: Feb 19, 2022