"My Eyes for Beauty Pine" by Elizabeth Coxhead: Chorus Angelorum Chattanooga

This lovely choral hymn is entirely diatonic with simple harmony one might find themselves humming after hearing the work but once. Yet, the use of suspension and variety of voicing between verses combine to create a breezy, fresh musical landscape that celebrates God as the giver of all love.
My eyes for beauty pine,
My soul for Goddës grace:
No other care nor hope is mine,
To heaven I turn my face.
One splendour thence is shed
From all the stars above:
’Tis named when God’s name is said,
’Tis Love, ’tis heavenly Love.
And every gentle heart,
That burns with true desire,
Is lit from eyes that mirror part
Of that celestial fire.
This piece was part of a service of "A Festival of nine Lessons and Carols" presented by Chorus Angelorum Chattanooga. The nine lessons told as a part of this service walk through the Christmas story, from Earth's creation to the arrival of the Magi to witness the birth of Jesus Christ in the manger. Each choral carol and congregational hymn is meant to accentuate the stories told through these lessons, and to inspire joy and wonderment in the miracle of the Christmas story.
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Thank you, that was a really lovely rendition.