Faire is the Heaven

Harris, William H. (1883–1973)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATBSATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:
Proper of Saints → All Saints (November 1)
Proper of Saints → The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day) (November 2)

Publication Information:
Hinshaw Music — HMC-666

Lyrics:

Faire is the heaven Where happy souls have place. In full enjoyment of felicitie; Whence they doe still behold the glorious face of the Divine, Eternal Majestie; farre, yet farre more faire be those bright Cherubims Which all with golden wings are over dight. And those eternal burning Seraphims Which from their faces dart out fiery light; Yet fairer than they both and much more bright. Be the Angels and Archangels which attend on God’s owne person without rest. These then in faire each other farre excelling As to the highest they approach more neare. Yet is that highest farre beyond all telling Fairer than all the rest which their appear. Through all their beauties joynd together were; How then can mortall tongue hope to expresseThe image of such endlesse prefectnesse?

Notes: Double choir motet
Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Jun 9, 2022