Lyrics The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 / Pt. 1: "Jesu, Maria, I Am Near To Death" - Sir Peter Pears feat. Benjamin Britten, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra
Jesu
Maria!
I
am
near
to
death,
and
thou,
thou
art
calling
me
I
know
it
now,
not
by
the
token
of
this
faltering
breath
This
chill
at
heart,
this
dampness
on
my
brow
Jesu,
have
mercy
Mary,
pray
for
me
'Tis
this
new
feeling
never
felt
before
Be
with
me,
Lord,
in
my
extremity
That
I
am
growing,
that
I
am
the
mold
'Tis
this
strangely
divine
abandonment
Lover
of
souls,
great
God,
I
look
to
thee
This
emptying
out
of
each
constituent
And
natural
force
by
which
I
come
to
be
Pray
for
me,
O
my
friends
A
visitor
'tis
knocking
his
dire
summons
at
my
door,
the
like
of
whom
To
scare
me
and
to
daunt,
has
never,
never
come
to
me
before
So
pray,
pray
for
me,
my
friends
who
have
not
strength
to
pray
1 Crucifixus (8vv)
2 Requiem, Op. 48: 1. Introitus. Requiem aeternam - Kyrie
3 The Lamb
4 Eight Part-songs, Op. 119: The Bluebird
5 Quatre motets, Op. 10: Ubi caritas et amor
6 O sacrum convivium!
7 O Magnum Mysterium
8 Lux Aurumque
9 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 / Pt. 1: "Jesu, Maria, I Am Near To Death"
10 Serenade To Music
11 St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1 Chorus I/II "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen"
12 Die Schöpfung Hob. XXI:2. Pt. 1: 2.Rezitativ mit Chor "Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde" - "Und der Geist Gottes schwebte auf der Fläche der Wasser" (Raphael, Uriel)
13 Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: 1. Chor: "Selig sind, die da Leid tragen"
14 Elijah, Op. 70, Pt. 1: Yet Doth the Lord See It Not - Elijah! Get Thee Hence - Remastered 2024
15 War Requiem, Op. 66: "Requiem Aeternam"
16 Gloria: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
17 Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie
18 Salve Regina
19 Vespro della Beata Vergine: Nisi Dominus a 10
20 Cantate Domino
21 Miserere
22 Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: "For Unto Us Child Is Born"
23 Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 / Kyrie: Kyrie eleison (I)
24 Gloria in D, R.589: Allegro: Gloria in excelsis
25 Ave verum corpus, K. 618
26 Ave Maria
27 Locus Iste, WAB 23
28 Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 (Lass dich nur nichts)
29 Ave Maris Stella
30 Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: 1. O Fortuna
31 A Hymn to the Virgin
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