@paul w I thank Christ every day for my catholic faith. It gives priceless hope.. you are so blinded my friend.. newagedangers.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/gloria-polo-english.pdf
@paul w ha ha. Love this stuff. Have never voted conservative. Support extinction rebellion, get up, friends of refugees, public housing. I could go on, but what's the point?
Walking to the chip shop during the blackout in WW2 (I was 6 or thereabouts), I had to pass a house with a scary door-knocker that looked like a devil. For protection, I used to say as much of St Patrick's Breastplate (from which these lyrics are extracted) as I could remember, and ran past the doorway. Later in life I learnt the whole prayer (about 70 lines) . The bit that I can remember today: "Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me, Christ in the ear that hears me, Christ in the eye that sees me." It must have been an effective prayer as the devil never caught me.
@@drcardinalli There are many versions of this prayer - the original might be 1500 years old and was written in Old Irish. The more complete and more authentic version by Rita Connolly on RUclips is not as beautiful as this but is, nevertheless beautiful in its own right.
This prayer was composed by Saint Patrick in the year 433 AD. He was aware that there was an ambush to try to kill him and his group en route to the King’s court. It was during the march that they sang the Deer’s Cry. As the druids lay in hiding, ready to kill, it is said that they saw not Patrick and his men, but a gentle doe followed by twenty fawns. The miracle saved Patrick and his men. “The Deer’s Cry”, is known by several names, “Lorica” and “The Breastplate of St Patrick” which is another version of the prayer of St. Patrick. It is a beautiful prayer celebrating a God who lives with his children, guiding them, sheltering them, strengthening them. Stunning composition and singing
He must have literally heard the sounds of what he was composing in his mind..... and if I may so, it most likely would have sounded exactly like this performance.....
It IS painful, but it definitely is healing. I love choral music from the renaissance, and this has that element, but with a contemporary sound. It's wonderful.
I recently experienced several hours of recurring paralysis on my right side and loss of speech. At times, during this personal ordeal, I listened to Deer's Cry. You were all angels to me then. Thank you Andrea, Eleonore, Katie, Barnaby, Blake, Euan, Chris and Jonathan.
Christ in me, Christ in you, Christ in us. Christ in my death, me in Christ death. Christ in every new me each day, till everlasting life. Good Friday 2023
The soul is touched by these words and voices. The first instrument is the voice with its depth and nuance. Only God creates this beauty, for god resides in us….
When even your soul is bathed in pure harmonized vocal tones, when you feel a tingle on the spine and tears of joy, then. . . . then you know it's Voces8!
His compositions are an earth's treasure. From the outside, his work seems simple. Yet even on youtube there aren't a lot of bad examples; Because? it's hard music to do, so that those who try but aren't up to it bow out from some healthy shame, I think, and just don't post their efforts. I could recommend the Berliner Mass, and Los Angeles, as two pieces that are free for the listen here, and well-made. But, a "ton" here. "Spiegel im Spiegel", "Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten" ("cantus" sounds to me like Barber's "Adagio for Strings" played backwards, tho' I know that's not the case: just, erm, how it feels) Shards of his music litter Hollywood movies like the broken headlight glass from James Dean's fatal car wreck: often cited, little understood. so, go to imdb.com and look for Arvo Part. If you find Gyorgi Ligeti in other scores from the 1970's, give those a listen also. ruclips.net/video/x3Y77YHGakQ/видео.html&start_radio=1 (that one's called "my heart's in the highlands' male alto and pipe organ are the two instruments) In short: Congratulations on your discovery, you've found some gold. ~
Arvo Pärt is the most amazing composer. Ever since I discovered him during a dark time of my life 7 years ago, he still remains my favorite choral composer. Da Pacem Domine and Salve Regina along with the Berlin Mass are my favorite choral pieces by him. "Speigel Im Speigel" my favorite non-choral work. Also, I would recommend you open a video of thunder and rain noises and play "Fur Alina" along with it. You're welcome. ;)
The Eastonias know how to write and perform choral music. Arvo Part is definitely one of, if not the best living choral composer. I had the privilege of singing his work and under his baton in college. Incredible. Want more Part? His Magnificat is one of my favorites but there are definitely some bad recordings of it out there so beware. Want more amazing Estonian Choral experiences? Look up Laulupidu. It's held every 5 years. It's a choir of 30,000 voices singing to the world. That is on my bucket list. Enjoy!
The incredible beauty of this perfectly executed song is at the service of a reality that still infinitely surpasses all the means used to express it : the presence of Christ at the side of the believer. Have you found the true joy of knowing Jesus as Savior and living with Him?
This is phenomenal. The perfect blending, timing, and most importantly (in my opinion), intonation brings me the catharsis every Pärt composition should. The septimal dominant sevenths evoke a feeling that's hard to describe: a mix of calming, liberating resonance and deadpan, alien uneasiness and simple pleading. It feels like as the piece progresses, the evocation grows stronger, climaxing at 3:30 with the subtle 21:8 harmonic ratio, normally quite dissonant... but in context, simply climactic. A beautiful rendition of a beautiful piece. Bravo, Voces8. Bravo.
"Many are called but few are chosen.", said the merciful, loving, gentle Christ who will return on a white horse to kill the wicked with his sword, then send the many unchosen into hell's eternal, burning darkness. Yep, sounds good to me (sic).
@@rabokarabekian409 My friend, you misunderstand what it means to be chosen. Our faith in the Chosen One is what makes us chosen. You are quoting Matthew 22:14. It is the blood of the innocent Lamb that, covering us, makes us worthy to be at the wedding feast. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
@@elisadevoux3669 So the God that Jews think they revere is the One True God, since only a chosen Christian receives the grace gift of faith to be saved by the Trinity? Gets complicated quick when you try to get any two ideas in this tradition to agree, let alone make sense, don't it?
"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." Isaiah 55:6 KJV You are not promised tomorrow, seek Jesus Christ while you still can.
"Many are called but few are chosen.", said the merciful, loving, gentle Christ who will return on a white horse to kill the wicked with his sword, then send the many unchosen into hell's eternal, burning darkness. Yep, sounds good to me (sic).
@@rabokarabekian409Merciful, gentle and loving, but also just. There is no love without truth, no truth without justice. Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Or did you think someone will hand it to you on a golden platter while you sip cocktails in Bali?
Paul Chism True! This was one of my first videos of theirs. My husband was a Univ of MN music education major under Dr Bencriscutto. They toured the world and played Carnage Hall, so we have many professional friends. I have yet to find one who knows VOCES8. They, too, are blown away away by these incredible singers.
OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE! PRAISE GOD! Thank YOU! LORD! FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THIS FIREY FURNACE...EXITING WITHOUT EVEN THE SMELL OF SMOKE ON US in JESUS name! Thank YOU! LORD!
(From the Lorica of St. Patrick) I arise today Through God's strength to pilot me; God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom to guide me, God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me, God's word to speak for me, God's hand to guard me, God's way to lie before me, God's shield to protect me, God's hosts to save me From snares of the devil, From temptations of vices, From every one who desires me ill, Afar and anear, Alone or in a multitude.
Amazing. The British truly can sing in choirs, I am often deeply impressed by how they interpret songs, often composed by composers foreign to the UK... It blows me away.... Some years ago also heard some Bach interpretation... Brought me to tears.
You don't have to be particularly religious to feel the emotional core of this song: A man in fear begs for protection from a power greater than his helpless self; he prays for love amidst danger and death. He finds grace and hope through opening his heart. You can hear that emotional journey in the words and music of Arvo Part and the wonderful performance by VOCES8. A song for our times, sadly. Recorded before the pandemic was upon us, but the emotions expressed are felt now by so many of the afflicted and those who care for them. Think of those who need protection as you listen to it.
No, you certainly don’t have to be religious to feel the emotions of religious music. Much of the most beautiful music we have was written in praise of God. I’m not at all familiar with cultures outside of the western world, but my guess is that this is true of all cultures. At the public high school where I teach, the chorus always performs religious pieces. The chorus director always has something printed in the handout to address this. You simply cannot be a student of music and ignore the religious pieces. To do so is to ignore most of the greatest music ever written.
This is the rare piece of Christian music that I enjoy because of its religious nature, rather than in spite of it. The feelings of love and fear and yearning strung across this sparse composition (and its incredibly apt title) elucidate the Christian notion of "faith" more than any sermon or readings I've heard in my 32 years. While I don't expect I'll ever be a religious person, I'm grateful for this window of insight and compassion.
I have no words! I am rendered speechless at this beauty of a piece. I cannot thank you enough VOCES8. I cannot. It will never be enough. As always a marvellously executed piece. I love the thought you put into it. It moves me.
How much better a place could this world be if we focused on things like this instead of the news and Disney. Once you figure out what this song is and how it is used, it's pretty much impossible to deny that Part wrote the music to fit the words--the supplicant's heart is in this prayer...and the location, acoustics, and performance match the perfection of the arrangement. Probably listened to it 20x so far. Thanks for including the lyrics in the description.
Not to complain, but sure wish it had closed captioning… I only have one earbud… and couldn’t understand all of the words they were singing…. But what I did hear, made me cry and think this is the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard and in the most beautiful place. Thank you so much for recording this…. wow!! And thank you for who shared the backstory, that made it even richer!
*Lyrics* Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ in me, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me. Christ with me.
Glorious. This 7-part motet has personal resonance for me as I sang a tenor part with the Belgian group Huelgas Ensemble.. At one stage my girlfriend was called Lilian - she lived in Nairobi so we were separated much of the time - so when we sang this in de Rore's birth town Ronse (Renaix in French) the text 'et lilium' made me think of her and my colleagues actually noticed that I sang that phrase with some extra care and love. She is no longer with us 😢 RIP Lilian Wangari Waweru
Acapella is an art and takes concentration and listening to one another what can i say that has not been said before Excellent (I am also in a acapella Choir satisfaction) great
Wow! I am usually seeking for complex music (progressive rock) cause I can't stand the plastic pop radio music anymore. But this is simply and very extraordinairy at the same time. So impressive!
@@drcardinalli No problem :) My guess is Pärt titled it that from drawing a connection between St. Patrick's Breastplate and the sentiment expressed in Psalm 42, longing for the presence of God
This is my favorite song on Earth.
God bless you all, may the light of Christ find every human soul...xxx
There are still people who can compose. There are still people who can sing. There are still people who are moved by beauty. Give thanks.
@paul w Huh? Are there ducks in Mongolia?
My sentiments exactly. He's a modern day Palestrina.
@paul w I thank Christ every day for my catholic faith. It gives priceless hope.. you are so blinded my friend..
newagedangers.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/gloria-polo-english.pdf
@paul w So people who like order and beauty support the politics of order and beauty. Is that your point? Is that supposed to be a bad thing?
@paul w ha ha. Love this stuff. Have never voted conservative. Support extinction rebellion, get up, friends of refugees, public housing. I could go on, but what's the point?
I am so grateful for this piece. I listen to it every night to end my day in prayer. Thank you!❤❤❤
Listening on the day after the American election. Thank you
Walking to the chip shop during the blackout in WW2 (I was 6 or thereabouts), I had to pass a house with a scary door-knocker that looked like a devil. For protection, I used to say as much of St Patrick's Breastplate (from which these lyrics are extracted) as I could remember, and ran past the doorway. Later in life I learnt the whole prayer (about 70 lines) . The bit that I can remember today:
"Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in the ear that hears me,
Christ in the eye that sees me."
It must have been an effective prayer as the devil never caught me.
Your beautiful story is an inspiring little piece of art in itself!
@@drcardinalli There are many versions of this prayer - the original might be 1500 years old and was written in Old Irish. The more complete and more authentic version by Rita Connolly on RUclips is not as beautiful as this but is, nevertheless beautiful in its own right.
@@ProTantoQuid Wow! Thank you so much!!!!! 💖💖💖
Whoa... thank you! What a prayer... beautiful
What a beautiful comment. :) Thank you.
This prayer was composed by Saint Patrick in the year 433 AD. He was aware that there was an ambush to try to kill him and his group en route to the King’s court. It was during the march that they sang the Deer’s Cry. As the druids lay in hiding, ready to kill, it is said that they saw not Patrick and his men, but a gentle doe followed by twenty fawns. The miracle saved Patrick and his men. “The Deer’s Cry”, is known by several names, “Lorica” and “The Breastplate of St Patrick” which is another version of the prayer of St. Patrick. It is a beautiful prayer celebrating a God who lives with his children, guiding them, sheltering them, strengthening them. Stunning composition and singing
Thank you.
Wooow it’s beautifull
Thank you for this history.
So cool. Thanks.
I'm an agnostic and i don't really believe that story but it is a beautiful story.
There’s something about the music of Arvo Pärt that’s so...painful-not in a bad way, but in a cathartic sort of way.
so agreed.
He must have literally heard the sounds of what he was composing in his mind..... and if I may so, it most likely would have sounded exactly like this performance.....
It IS painful, but it definitely is healing. I love choral music from the renaissance, and this has that element, but with a contemporary sound. It's wonderful.
Arvo Part. A true genius. A man of God for every soul.
It sounds like they are desperate or that they have a deep yearning for Christ's presence and guidance. I love this song and the prayer.
Christ with me
In this painful time🌹
I recently experienced several hours of recurring paralysis on my right side and loss of speech. At times, during this personal ordeal, I listened to Deer's Cry.
You were all angels to me then.
Thank you Andrea, Eleonore, Katie, Barnaby, Blake, Euan, Chris and Jonathan.
Thanks for your kind words Alan, and we hope you're recovering.
Christ in me, Christ in you, Christ in us. Christ in my death, me in Christ death. Christ in every new me each day, till everlasting life. Good Friday 2023
These choristers are just perfection.....beyond words,
Arvo Pärt is Divine. No ego. Translucent and pure
Arvo Pärt and VeljoTormis, two of Estonia's best composers...
What could be more beautiful? Thank you, VOCES8.
The soul is touched by these words and voices. The first instrument is the voice with its depth and nuance. Only God creates this beauty, for god resides in us….
This group is a gift. It is so warming to hear voices like this in harmony.
Says the murderer of children and supporter of genocide 😔
Hier entfaltet sich eine unaussprechliche Magie. Der Höhepunkt im Gesang.
So exquisite, the core of our heart, the essence of the essence of our Being: Christ in Me ..... every word and tone resonates there where we are One
The way the sops can blend to such perfection that they sound like one voice is phenomenal
You are so right Maddie
its even more impressive live.
@@heatherbays3137 Think so
The beauty of a Madrigal, group. The voices are melded in soothing song.
Arvo Pärt, man we are so lucky to have lived in his era
I’ve never heard a thing more beautiful than this
The most beautiful voices on the planet!!! the harmony is beyond this world!!!!
When even your soul is bathed in pure harmonized vocal tones, when you feel a tingle on the spine and tears of joy, then. . . . then you know it's Voces8!
Then you know it's Arvö Pärt ;-)
@@PyratNet, Yes! No Arvo Part? No music.
The pure, straight tones lend themselves to harmonic amplification. It is a natural wonder :)
It’s my morning prayer now! Such beauty and affirmation. Tears of the heart.
It is so lovely to read how this has touched so many.....
Arvo Pärt is absolutely amazing. This is such a beautiful rendition!
May the love of Christ soften our hearts, bring peace to our minds, comfort to our eternal souls. 🙏🏽
I only discovered Arvo Pärt's music recently, and my life is better for it. This moved me to tears.
His compositions are an earth's treasure.
From the outside, his work seems simple.
Yet even on youtube there aren't a lot of bad examples;
Because? it's hard music to do, so that those who try but aren't up to it
bow out from some healthy shame, I think, and just don't post their efforts.
I could recommend the Berliner Mass, and Los Angeles,
as two pieces that are free for the listen here, and well-made.
But, a "ton" here. "Spiegel im Spiegel", "Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten"
("cantus" sounds to me like Barber's "Adagio for Strings" played backwards,
tho' I know that's not the case: just, erm, how it feels)
Shards of his music litter Hollywood movies like the broken headlight glass
from James Dean's fatal car wreck:
often cited, little understood.
so, go to imdb.com and look for Arvo Part.
If you find Gyorgi Ligeti in other scores from the 1970's,
give those a listen also.
ruclips.net/video/x3Y77YHGakQ/видео.html&start_radio=1
(that one's called "my heart's in the highlands'
male alto and pipe organ are the two instruments)
In short:
Congratulations on your discovery, you've found some gold. ~
Arvo Pärt is the most amazing composer. Ever since I discovered him during a dark time of my life 7 years ago, he still remains my favorite choral composer. Da Pacem Domine and Salve Regina along with the Berlin Mass are my favorite choral pieces by him. "Speigel Im Speigel" my favorite non-choral work. Also, I would recommend you open a video of thunder and rain noises and play "Fur Alina" along with it. You're welcome. ;)
The Eastonias know how to write and perform choral music. Arvo Part is definitely one of, if not the best living choral composer. I had the privilege of singing his work and under his baton in college. Incredible.
Want more Part? His Magnificat is one of my favorites but there are definitely some bad recordings of it out there so beware.
Want more amazing Estonian Choral experiences? Look up Laulupidu. It's held every 5 years. It's a choir of 30,000 voices singing to the world. That is on my bucket list. Enjoy!
@@actorboy2 thank you!
I am astounded that there are 88 lunatics that thumbed down. Madness. This is an awesome rendition. Love these folk.
Merci pour ce moment de grâce .
This is an exceptionally moving performance. Thank you.
Ich liebe Arvo Prät und das ist eine besonders gelungene Interpretation. Danke
What a gift to all of us!
First thing in the morning before I even get out of bed, soaring harmony and graceful text send me out to be His servant. 😊💖
I prefer Lou Reed's "Street Hassle" to get me out of bed, but, whatever kicks you from your mattress, works.
Je découvre...un petit bijou! Merci
Thank you Jesus! Stunning words. Stunning presentation! "As the deer pants after the water brooks, so longs my soul for You O Lord..."
The incredible beauty of this perfectly executed song is at the service of a reality that still infinitely surpasses all the means used to express it : the presence of Christ at the side of the believer. Have you found the true joy of knowing Jesus as Savior and living with Him?
This is phenomenal. The perfect blending, timing, and most importantly (in my opinion), intonation brings me the catharsis every Pärt composition should. The septimal dominant sevenths evoke a feeling that's hard to describe: a mix of calming, liberating resonance and deadpan, alien uneasiness and simple pleading. It feels like as the piece progresses, the evocation grows stronger, climaxing at 3:30 with the subtle 21:8 harmonic ratio, normally quite dissonant... but in context, simply climactic. A beautiful rendition of a beautiful piece. Bravo, Voces8. Bravo.
Beautiful 🙏 Thank You St Patrick 🙏♥️
Outstanding.....pure beauty......lifts you to some spiritual plane where there is peace........
aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh the pure beauty of this video is breathtaking. this group is a world treasure.
Wonderful! This glorious mystery - Christ in you, the hope of glory.
"Many are called but few are chosen.", said the merciful, loving, gentle Christ who will return on a white horse to kill the wicked with his sword, then send the many unchosen into hell's eternal, burning darkness. Yep, sounds good to me (sic).
@@rabokarabekian409 My friend, you misunderstand what it means to be chosen. Our faith in the Chosen One is what makes us chosen. You are quoting Matthew 22:14. It is the blood of the innocent Lamb that, covering us, makes us worthy to be at the wedding feast. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
This moves me to tears every time, praise God for such beauty!
No, praise Voces8
Both. Arvo Part is a Christian and clearly offers his art and genius to the One True God.
@@elisadevoux3669 So the God that Jews think they revere is the One True God, since only a chosen Christian receives the grace gift of faith to be saved by the Trinity?
Gets complicated quick when you try to get any two ideas in this tradition to agree, let alone make sense, don't it?
So eminently reverent, so magical, visceral and vibrant; true worship, for the Creator, for you and me.
"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." Isaiah 55:6 KJV You are not promised tomorrow, seek Jesus Christ while you still can.
"Many are called but few are chosen.", said the merciful, loving, gentle Christ who will return on a white horse to kill the wicked with his sword, then send the many unchosen into hell's eternal, burning darkness. Yep, sounds good to me (sic).
@@rabokarabekian409Merciful, gentle and loving, but also just. There is no love without truth, no truth without justice.
Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Or did you think someone will hand it to you on a golden platter while you sip cocktails in Bali?
This so needs a Love button.
TheAuntieBa ALL their music needs that 👍
Paul Chism True! This was one of my first videos of theirs. My husband was a Univ of MN music education major under Dr Bencriscutto. They toured the world and played Carnage Hall, so we have many professional friends. I have yet to find one who knows VOCES8. They, too, are blown away away by these incredible singers.
OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE! PRAISE GOD! Thank YOU! LORD! FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THIS FIREY FURNACE...EXITING WITHOUT EVEN THE SMELL OF SMOKE ON US in JESUS name! Thank YOU! LORD!
Unbelievable. Absolutely stunning. Such fantastic voices.
Dit is perfecte schoonheid en harmonie. Om stil van te worden.
The eternal touching of harmony. The cosmos inside of us.
The silence at 3:35 is SO exquisite and full. I absolutely loved this!
YES! And around 4:05. I gasped. I have never heard such a beautiful silence. Goosebumps. Voces8 is magical.
Absolument d'accord avec vous. J'ai beau l'attendre, je suis toujours aussi touché par la douceur des harmonies après la suspension du silence.
Un chœur d'anges 💖🌈🌈... Quelles voix célestes 🦄🌈🙏🙏😇
listening to this song, countless, speachless
no words
how wonderful
True -- may Christ be with me.
What a stunning performance of a brilliant composition by Pärt. The bit at 2:48-2:51 is incredible.
Another spellbinding performance.......
Beautyful Music, beautiful performance, God bless.
*_Christ is forever, I'm forever in Christ, Amen_*
Amen 🙏 ❤️
❤️
My goodness you can hear the overtones (specifically the octave) so clearly at 2:01. They are so in tune.
I definitely don't understand people putting thumbs down. This is absolutely GREAT!
(From the Lorica of St. Patrick) I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me;
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's hosts to save me
From snares of the devil,
From temptations of vices,
From every one who desires me ill,
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a multitude.
Strange , wonderful, mysterious, one feels the fear, the plea, the prayer... Lovely voices... thank you!
This is a balsam for moments of deep sorrow!
Saint Patrick, pray for us!
Amazing. The British truly can sing in choirs, I am often deeply impressed by how they interpret songs, often composed by composers foreign to the UK... It blows me away.... Some years ago also heard some Bach interpretation... Brought me to tears.
At age 7 they. join their adult church choirs and are trained.
@@janevonmaltzahn2667 Ah, that may explain a part of UK-based choirs' amazing musical abilities...
I love you VOCES8..!
You don't have to be particularly religious to feel the emotional core of this song:
A man in fear begs for protection from a power greater than his helpless self; he prays for love amidst danger and death. He finds grace and hope through opening his heart.
You can hear that emotional journey in the words and music of Arvo Part and the wonderful performance by VOCES8.
A song for our times, sadly. Recorded before the pandemic was upon us, but the emotions expressed are felt now by so many of the afflicted and those who care for them. Think of those who need protection as you listen to it.
No, you certainly don’t have to be religious to feel the emotions of religious music. Much of the most beautiful music we have was written in praise of God. I’m not at all familiar with cultures outside of the western world, but my guess is that this is true of all cultures. At the public high school where I teach, the chorus always performs religious pieces. The chorus director always has something printed in the handout to address this. You simply cannot be a student of music and ignore the religious pieces. To do so is to ignore most of the greatest music ever written.
Beautiful. Thank you for the beauty version!!!! I loved it ❤️❤️❤️
It is such a Masterpiece!!! 🙏🏻
Thank you, so moving, this.
This is the rare piece of Christian music that I enjoy because of its religious nature, rather than in spite of it. The feelings of love and fear and yearning strung across this sparse composition (and its incredibly apt title) elucidate the Christian notion of "faith" more than any sermon or readings I've heard in my 32 years. While I don't expect I'll ever be a religious person, I'm grateful for this window of insight and compassion.
I have no words! I am rendered speechless at this beauty of a piece. I cannot thank you enough VOCES8. I cannot. It will never be enough. As always a marvellously executed piece. I love the thought you put into it. It moves me.
zo mooi en inspirerend tot gebed.
Absolutely wonderful.....music of the Angels
Christ is in each ear that hears you xxxxxxxx
Thanks for this uplifting, inspiring key to open up many minds that listen to this...
How much better a place could this world be if we focused on things like this instead of the news and Disney. Once you figure out what this song is and how it is used, it's pretty much impossible to deny that Part wrote the music to fit the words--the supplicant's heart is in this prayer...and the location, acoustics, and performance match the perfection of the arrangement. Probably listened to it 20x so far. Thanks for including the lyrics in the description.
Oh, their voices, like they singing in the skies.
Être contemporain d’Arvo Pärt nous fait ressentir ce que devaient penser les contemporains de Bach ou de Mozart quand ils entendaient leurs œuvres…
I don't believe I have ever heard such fabulous precision. And the music lol.... Wow. Stunning in every way!
I love this so much. Stunning, intense and simple=unforgettable.
Not to complain, but sure wish it had closed captioning… I only have one earbud… and couldn’t understand all of the words they were singing…. But what I did hear, made me cry and think this is the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard and in the most beautiful place. Thank you so much for recording this…. wow!! And thank you for who shared the backstory, that made it even richer!
In a word...well, there is no one word that would describe the perfection of this performance. Sublime, audibly exalted. Perfect vocal science.
This brought me into another dimension, closed of from the world, just me and those brilliant voices
Voces8 always makes me so satisfied
*Lyrics*
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ in me, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Christ with me.
summary; Christ all over.
Helen Panshin Amen
Alec Neate can you not? not the place or time. just enjoy the music
@Alec Neate Talos, guide you.
What's this got to do with Deer?
yes! the great Arvo! bravo guys
I may just listen to this on repeat as meditation. So beautiful!
From mindfulness to beatitude. thank you for both an angelic song and challenging lyrics.
Just heavenly! Thank you!
Magnifique....la pure maitrise des voix....Merci du partage.
Glorious. This 7-part motet has personal resonance for me as I sang a tenor part with the Belgian group Huelgas Ensemble.. At one stage my girlfriend was called Lilian - she lived in Nairobi so we were separated much of the time - so when we sang this in de Rore's birth town Ronse (Renaix in French) the text 'et lilium' made me think of her and my colleagues actually noticed that I sang that phrase with some extra care and love. She is no longer with us 😢 RIP Lilian Wangari Waweru
Musicians are very tight and refined. Acoustics are excellent in this cathedral.
2:38 - 3:33...Powerful! Makes you want to weep in so many ways......
Sublime, une élévation de l'âme,
Acapella is an art and takes concentration and listening to one another what can i say that has not been said before Excellent (I am also in a acapella Choir satisfaction) great
Wow! I am usually seeking for complex music (progressive rock) cause I can't stand the plastic pop radio music anymore. But this is simply and very extraordinairy at the same time. So impressive!
Let’s hope Steve Wilson is listening. Together they would be sensational.
Quel ensemble sublime !
Can't hear enough of this. Perfect match for this dark but candlelit November-December.
Beautiful soprano blends in this, as if one voice! :)
insanely beautiful
An exquisitely beautiful interpretation of this modern setting of Saint Patrick's Breastplate. Deeply inspiring. Thanks!!! 👍👍
From the title I was expecting Psalm 42 and got this awesome breastplate setting instead... do you think they mislabeled the track?
@@drcardinalli Not at all, this is the official title of Pärt's piece.
@@RianeBane Really? Thanks!!! I love to learn. 😁
@@drcardinalli No problem :) My guess is Pärt titled it that from drawing a connection between St. Patrick's Breastplate and the sentiment expressed in Psalm 42, longing for the presence of God
@@RianeBane Too cool! Thanks! 😉
I love Arvo Pärt!