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"The Lord bless you and keep you" is a sacred choral composition by John Rutter. The text is the Biblical Benediction known as the "Priestly Blessing" (Numbers 6:24–26), followed by an extended "Amen". Rutter scored the piece for four vocal parts (SATB) and organ. It was published by Oxford University Press in 1981, with the dedication "in memoriam Edward T. Chapman", in a Anthology Easy Athems, edited by David Willcocks. Marked "Andante espressivo", it is in G-flat major and common time. It takes about 2.5 minutes to perform. Rutter also wrote an arrangement for soprano, alto and keyboard.[1]

It was recorded several times, for example in 2010 to conclude a recording of the composer's Requiem by Polyphony and the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, conducted by Stephen Layton.[2]

References

  1. ^ "John Rutter / The Lord bless you and keep you". Oxford University Press. 1981. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. ^ "30th Anniversary Series / John Rutter (b1945) / Requiem & other choral works". Oxford University Press. 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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