A Hymn to God the Father
"A Hymn to God the Father", also titled "To Christ", is a poem by English poet and clergyman John Donne (1573-1631). It is one of his Divine Poems. Its date of composition is unknown.[1]
In the line "When thou hast done, thou hast not done", the poet puns upon his own surname.
The poem was set to music by Pelham Humfrey (1647-1674), and published in Harmonia Sacra, Book 1 (1688). A typical performance takes about 3 minutes.[2] His setting has been included in 10 hymnals, under such other titles as "Wilt Thou Forgive That Sin, Where I Begun"; without always crediting him as composer, or Donne as the author of the words.[3]
Discography
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- 1951 – Alfred Deller (countertenor) and Geraint Jones (organ); arranged by Michael Tippett and Walter Bergmann HMV C.4144 [4]
- 1966 – John Shirley-Quirk (tenor) and Martin Isepp (piano) [5]
- 1995 – Ian Bostridge (tenor) and Graham Johnson (piano); in the realisation by Benjamin Britten [6]
References
- ↑ Grierson, Herbert, ed. (1933). Donne: Poetical Works. Oxford University Press. pp. 337–338.
- ↑ Pelham Humfrey: A Hymn to God the Father (Harmonia Sacra, Book 1, 1688) at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ↑ "Wilt Thou Forgive That Sin, Where I Begun". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ↑ "Purcell - Humfrey". medieval.org. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ↑ John Shirley-Quirk - Purcell*, Butterworth*, Humfrey*, Moeran* - Martin Isepp, Nona Liddell, Ivor McMahon, Ambrose Gauntlett – A Recital Of English Songs at Discogs (list of releases)
- ↑ "Hymn to God the Father". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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