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I was glad' (Latin incipit: Laetatus sum) is an English text drawn from selected verses of Psalm 122. It has been used at Westminster Abbey in the coronation ceremonies of British monarchs since those of King Charles I in 1626.
A blue plaque marking Parry's birthplace at 2, Richmond Terrace, Bournemouth Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, the family's country house. Hubert Parry was born in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, [1] the youngest of the six children of Thomas Gambier Parry (1816–1888) and his first wife, Isabella née Fynes-Clinton (1816–1848), of Highnam Court, Gloucestershire.
English: "I was glad" by Charles hubert Parry, sung by the Notre Dame Liturgical Choir at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame - Indiana. Vivats are omitted. I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is at unity in itself.
Psalm 122 is the 122nd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "I was glad" and in Latin entitled Laetatus sum. It is attributed to King David and one of the fifteen psalms described as A song of ascents (Shir Hama'alot). Its title, I was glad, is reflected in a number of choral introits by various composers.
Eight Four-part Songs, p. 1898; Five-part Song, "Who can dwell with greatness" (Austin Dobson), p. 1900 "Ode to Newfoundland" (Sir Cavendish Boyle), national anthem of the Dominion of Newfoundland and now the provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador, c. 1902–04; Four-part and eight-part Song, "In Praise of Song" (Parry), p. 1904
Sir Hubert Parry, whose setting of I was glad was composed for the coronation of Edward VII in 1902. Sir Frederick Bridge, who wrote Kings shall see and arise for the 1902 coronation. Sir Edward Elgar, who wrote O Hearken Thou for the 1911 coronation of George V.
I Was Glad 1902 87 Britten, Benjamin: War Requiem: 1962 86 Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 1938 85 Lehár, Franz: The Merry Widow ("Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" (Vilia Song)) 1905 84 Wagner, Richard: Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) 1856 83 Rutter, John: The Lord Bless You and Keep You: 1981 82 Bach, Johann Sebastian ...
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