2 Un chant de Paix

20^e s.

Paroles

1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ; 3 And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 And with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. 6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; 7 and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together ; 8 and a little child shall lead them. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign unto the people; and his rest shall be glorious. (Is 11,1-10)

Compositeur

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford est un compositeur irlandais, né le 30 septembre 1852 à Dublin et décédé le 29 mars 1924 à Londres. Avec Hubert Parry et surtout Edward Elgar, il est l'un des compositeurs emblématiques de la période victorienne. De nos jours, Stanford est particulièrement connu pour ses œuvres chorales. On peut citer deux oratorios, un Requiem (1897), un Stabat Mater (1907) mais aussi des œuvres profanes plus courtes telles The Revenge (1886), The Voyage of Maeldune (1889), Songs of the Sea (1904) et Songs of the Fleet (1910). La musique composée pour l’Église anglicane est encore beaucoup jouée.