Program
Six Bible Songs, Op. 113 – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)
A Song of Freedom (Psalm 126)
A Song of Trust (Psalm 121)
A Song of Hope (Psalm 130)
A Song of Peace (Isaiah 11)
A Song of Battle (Psalm 124)
A Song of Wisdom (Ecclesiasticus 24)
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“Pie Jesu” from Requiem, Op. 48 – Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
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Repentir – Charles Gounod (1818–1893)
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Ave Maria – Charles Gounod, adapted from J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Texts & Translations
Bible Songs
texts from the Holy Scriptures
A Song of Freedom
When the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion, then were we like to those that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongues with joy. Then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us already, whereof we rejoice. Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the rivers in the south.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.
Psalm 126
A Song of Trust
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; and he that keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord himself is thy keeper; the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand, so that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore.
Psalm 121
A Song of Hope
Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared. I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him. In his word is my trust. My soul looketh for the Lord more than watchmen look for the morning.
Let Israel hope in the Lord; for with the Lord there is mercy., and with him is plenteous redemption! And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.
Psalm 130
A Song of Peace
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears. And with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth.
And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain:
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign unto the people; and his rest shall be glorious.
Isaiah 11
A Song of Battle
If the Lord himself had not been on our side (now may Israel say), if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us. Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us. Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul.
Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey unto their teeth. Our soul is escaped even as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are delivered.
Our help is in the Name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 124
A Song of Wisdom
I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth like a mist. I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a pillar of cloud. Alone I compassed the circuit of heaven and walked the depths of the abyss. In the waves of the sea and in all the earth, and over every people and nation I got a possession. With all these I sought rest.
And I took root in a people that was glorified, in the portion of the Lord's own inheritance. I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress on the mountains of Hermon. I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore, and as a fair olive tree in the plain. And my branches are branches of glory and grace, and my flowers are the fruit of glory and riches.
Come unto me, ye that are desirous of me, and ye be filled with my fruits. For my thoughts are filled from the sea, and my counsels from the great deep. And I came out as a stream from a river. I said, I will water my garden and will water abundantly my garden-bed. And lo, my stream became a river, and my river became a sea.
Ecclesiasticus 24
Pie Jesu Merciful Jesus
Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis requiem
dona eis requiem sempiternam requiem
Merciful Jesus, Lord, grant them rest
grant them rest, eternal rest.
Repentir O Divine Redeemer!
Ah! ne repousse pas mon âme pécheresse
Entends mes cris et vois mon repentir.
A mon aide Seigneur hâte-toi d'accourir
Et prends pitié de ma détresse!
De la justice vengeresse
Détourne les coups, mon Sauveur!
O Divin Rédempteur!
Pardonne à ma faiblesse,
Dans le secret des nuits je répandrai mes pleurs
Je meurtrirai ma chair sous le poids du cilice
Et mon coeur altéré du sanglant sacrifice
Bénira de ta main les clémentes rigueurs.
Ah! Turn me not away, receive me tho' unworthy; hear Thou my cry, Behold, Lord, my distress!
Answer me from thy throne, Haste Thee, Lord to mine aid, thy pity show in my deep anguish!
Let not the sword of vengeance smite me, though righteous thine anger, O Lord! Shield me in danger, O regard me! On Thee, Lord, alone will I call.
O Divine Redeemer! I pray Thee, grant me pardon, and remember not, remember not my sins!
Forgive me, O Divine Redeemer! Night gathers round my soul; Fearful, I cry to Thee; Come to mine aid, O Lord!
Haste Thee, Lord, haste to help me! Hear my cry! Save me Lord in Thy mercy; Come and save me O Lord.
Save, in the day of retribution, from Death shield Thou me, O my God!
O Divine Redeemer, have mercy! Help me, my Savior!
Ave Maria Hail Mary
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and in the hour of our death. Amen.
About the Artists
Colleen Daly
Hailed for her “mezzo-tinted lower register rising to a wonderful warm top" (The Washington Post), soprano Colleen Daly carefully balances her engagements on the concert and opera stages. Her 2019-2020 season was highlighted by Micaëla in Carmen for Tulsa Opera, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for the Carmel Symphony, and a remount of Julian Wachner’s opera Rev. 23 for the Prototype Festival. Leading off a re-imagined season for 2020-2021, she was featured by ‘CCS Presents’ in Rachmaninoff’s Dissonances and Beethoven@250 marks her second appearance in this ground-breaking series. Recent credits include Dvorák’s Stabat Mater with the Vancouver Symphony, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni for Baltimore Concert Opera, and Verdi’s Requiem with Santa Barbara Symphony. Noted particularly for Musetta (La bohème) and Micaëla (Carmen), Ms. Daly has been heard in these roles for companies including Baltimore Concert Opera, Syracuse Opera, Annapolis Opera, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Des Moines Metro Opera, the Fairfax Symphony, Charlottesville Opera and the Maryland Symphony.
She has appeared in the title in Floyd’s Susannah for Baltimore Concert Opera, Martin’s In Terra Pax with the Grant Park Festival, Dvorak’s Te Deum with the Cathedral Choral Society and Carmina Burana with the Washington Chorus. Heard as Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) for the Windsor Symphony, she has also been featured by Annapolis Opera as Violetta in La Traviata, in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Bozeman Symphony, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for the Williamsburg Symphony.
Ms. Daly debuted internationally with the Calgary Philharmonic as Madeline in Philip Glass’ Fall of the House of Usher, and was immediately reengaged for Mahler’s Symphony No. VIII. Her vocal/orchestral repertoire includes the masses of Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, Fauré, and Rutter, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Händel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Poulenc’s Gloria, Mozart’s Davide penitente, and Stravinsky’s Les Noces.
Christian Lane
Winner of the 2011 Canadian International Organ Competition and director of Boston Organ Studio, Christian Lane is one of North America’s most accomplished, respected and dynamic concert organists and teachers. Noted for his "gratifying musical maturity, demonstrated through playing that is suave, elegant, and exciting (The American Organist),” he is a frequent recitalist in North America, Europe, and Asia. As founding director of Boston Organ Studio, Christian Lane cultivates the largest private organ studio in the United States. In doing so, he teaches students from all of Boston’s major universities — including Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology — and leads them in group learning experiences, including annual international study tours. A proponent of new music, he has commissioned and premiered many new works for organ, including significant contributions to the repertoire by Nico Muhly, Carson Cooman, and Graham Gordon Ramsay. Committed to supporting his profession, Mr. Lane has served in several leadership roles within the American Guild of Organists, most notably as national vice-president from 2014–16. Christian Lane holds degrees from Yale University and the Eastman School of Music, and has served in many notable positions, including at Harvard University and Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue (New York). In 2018–19, he served as Visiting Professor of Organ at McGill University in Montréal, Canada. Mr. Lane currently serves as Interim Director of Music at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Baltimore and is represented by Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. For more information, please visit: www.ChristianLane.com and www.BostonOrganStudio.com