Invite three archangels to your wedding to join the choir in this staple of the choral repertoire.
Full Title The heavens are telling (from The Creation) – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Notes From the end of Part One of Haydn's Oratorio The Creation, this chorus celebrates God's creation of the world. The opening section is sung by the full chorus, then three angels (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) sing the second section. The piece ends with a fugue on the text, "the earth shows the wonder of His work" The whole movement is C major - Haydn's happy key.
Duration about four and a half minutes
**Performers required*
- Three solo voices and choir accompanied by Organ or Piano
Source of printed music widely available, for example on IMSLP, pages 50-61.
The Heavens are telling the glory of God,
The wonder of his work displays the firmament.
Today that is coming speaks it the day,
The night that is gone to following night.
The Heavens are telling the glory of God,
The wonder of his work displays the firmament.
In all the lands resounds the word,
Never unperceived, ever understood.
The Heavens are telling the glory of God,
The wonder of his work displays the firmament.
Psalm 19:1-3
