"Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts" Henry Purcell | State Funeral HM Queen Elizabeth II
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts" Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey & The Choir of His Majesty's Chapel Royal
Leitung: James O'Donnell (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey)
The State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey
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Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears unto our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee. Amen.
(The Book of Common Prayer 1549)
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Have listened to several renderings of this funeral anthem (plus sung it myself), and this is in fact the best. Pronunciation, pace, the mixture of the voices... flawless. As is fitting.
Henry Purcell was Organist and Master of the Choristers of Westminster Abbey toward the end of the 17th Century. This music was composed for the funeral of Queen Mary II in 1695, but unfotunately Purcell died shortly afterwards. He is buried in the South Choir Aisle of this great Abbey church.
She is deeply missed.
Beautiful....perfect song for Queen Elizabeth funeral.
A very moving performance, especially considering the occasion.
The camera work on ‘but SPARE us Lord’ whilst looking at Prince Harry was very apt
Beautiful....I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whene comethmy help. Bless be the Lord.
what excellent music, performed with fantastic solemnity; heartfelt congratulations for the celebration!
When William Croft composed the music for the other sentences in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer's "Order for the Burial of the Dead", he considered this setting so perfect to the setting and import of these words that he absolutely refused to compose another alternative musical setting for it. From the perspective of nearly 300 years, Croft was most correct in this feeling.
Non-Anglicans need to know that what they saw at this funeral is NOT special or unique to the death of Queen Elizabeth II and a royal burial (although the scale most certainly is!). For any Anglican Christian receiving a traditional burial/funeral service from the Book of Common Prayer anywhere in the world these are EXACTLY the words spoken or sung and way of doing things--whether you are a homeless street person with no living family or Queen Elizabeth II. The content of this service (especially the prayers at the committal) teaches that all are equally sinners in need of God's forgiveness and redemption. No exceptions.
That is one of the reasons that eulogies are not often given at Anglican funerals except for persons of importance (like the Queen) or are specifically requested by the family. I can only think of one Anglican funeral I have attended since I became Anglican in the early 1980s that the family did so--and the lady converted to Anglicanism late in life. She was the only person in her family to do so. More common are sermons on not knowing when death will strike a person and the necessity of making spiritual preparation for it, often with an occasional reference to the life of the deceased followed by the caveat that God alone knows the truth about a person's heart and soul and that some who think themselves as righteous are not. The passage from Matt. 25:31-46 forming a basis for this reflection.
What a beautiful track. Loved this and the funeral March and of course the lone Bagpipes lament at the end. Hair raising stuff
Personally loved the Kontakion, the funeral sentences, and the Bach pieces that were played at the end of the services. Shatteringly beautiful.
Merci!
Prochain concert début octobre! Des Magnificat allemands…
Love this. One of my favourites
Paduan suara nya bikin menyayat hati
Splendid!
I am not a lover of the Monarchy, nor do I believe in God, but watching this had a profound emotional impact. I think this segment from Queen Mary's funeral music is the greatest single piece of music ever written. We played it in our house before my daughter's coffin was carried to the hearse in 2008
I agree with you musical view of the work. I am sorry for Henry VIII, for founding a church for all the wrong reasons, and to see that "The Defender of the Faith" was - and is - silent, when Christians are arrested for preaching the Bible in the UK (Pastor John Sherwood, 71, London), under Pride ideology by the Pride Police. No matter, this world shall pass. 2. TIMOTHY 3: "12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
How many Monarchs, or Britons, or funeral guests have faith, in general? Like so: MARK 9: 24 "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief."
So sorry for such a loss
But be assured that she now rests in the warm embrace of the father, to quote the words of Pope Benedict
I am not a Catholic btw
@@soavemusica Henry VIII argument was with the Pope but the reformist movement was already sweeping across northern Europe. It was in the reign of Edward VI that the formal break with the Papacy occurred.
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We are all dependent upon the grace of God - the above quotation is as apt for you as it is for me and I repeat it very often particularly at the point in the mass where we recite:
"We do not presume to come to this Your table merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in Your manifold and great mercies........"
This music was written by Purcell for the funeral of Queen Mary II in 1695. These two choirs would have sung it then.
The presenters of Diana’s funeral said it
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