Anna Thorvaldsdottir - Heyr þu os himnum á | Ars Nova Copenhagen

Recorded live at Trinitatis Kirke, Copenhagen, April 2019.
Ars Nova Copenhagen conducted by Paul Hillier.
Heyr þú oss himnum á
hýr vor faðir, börn þín smá,
lukku oss þar til ljá,
lif eilíft þér erfum hjá,
og að þér aldrei flæmumst frá.
Þitt ríki þróist hér
það þín stjórn og kristni er,
svo að menn sem flestir,
safnist, Guð, til handa þér,
fegin yfir því fögnum vér.
Síst skarta sönglist má,
sé þar ekki elskan hjá,
syngjum þvi þýtt lof þá,
Þér, Guð drottinn, himnum á.
Maður rétt kristinn mun þess gá.
En þegar aumir vér,
öndumst burt úr heimi hér,
oss tak þá, Guð, að þér
í þá dýrð, sem aldrei þver.
Amen, Amen, það eflaust sker.
Hear us in heaven,
loving Father, as we, your small children,
ask for the fortune
to receive eternal life.
We shall not stray from your path.
May we help your kingdom
to grow here on earth.
Following your guidance,
we gather around in your name,
and gladly celebrate.
We cannot make a joyful song
unless we are moved by love.
So let us sing our gentle praise
to you, Lord God, in heaven,
as the truly faithful have done.
When our poor souls
pass away from this world,
take us God to you,
into your everlasting glory.
Amen, Amen, may this be done.

[@gts9920]

Such a powerful and beautiful piece of music. And exceptionally well performed, if not a little too fast.

[@tomask7538]

I love magic voices. Amazing ❤️🙏💐

[@ArsNovaCopenhagen]

Thanks! :-)

[@minissa2009]

Suddenly there seem to be many vids of this wonderful little psalm. One of the other copies had someone kindly upload the lyrics in both Icelandic and English (he didn't verse it, so I had to import everything into Word and listen closely to the *one* recording there used to be to see how it versed and was surprised to see that it did, in fact, rhyme in all five lines per verse!) Do you know where I might find sheet music? This is now on my bucket list to sing before I keel over (or maybe in the afterlife with some other choral singers if we're lucky to get our harps and haloes!) I like the way this is filmed because it helps me see how the Icelandic letters are pronounced.

[@ArsNovaCopenhagen]

Thanks for your nice comment - wonderful that you can use our video as inspiration. You can find the score here: www.musicroom.com/product/musch86900/anna-thorvaldsdottir-heyr-%C3%BE%C3%BA-oss-himnum-%C3%A1-satb.aspx

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