The University of Iowa

Lord's Prayer, The

Composer: 
Publisher: 
British Music Information Centre's Contemporary Voices Publications
Year Written: 
2002
Year Published: 
2002
Commissioned/Written for
From score: "To Benjamin Nicholas and the choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury"
Length: 
00:03:00
Difficulty: 
3
Commentary

From score: "THE LORD'S PRAYER was first performed by the choir of the Abbey School, Twekesbury, directed by Banjamin Nicholas, on June 12th 2002. It is recorded by Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir, directed by Benjamin Nicholas, on Priory PRCD 787."

"The Lord's Prayer" is a Contemporary Voices publication from the British Music Information Centre [BMIC], which "aims to provide access to the works of young, unpublished composers."  The BMIC has been moved from London (near Waterloo Station) to the University of Huddersfield.  No information is currently on their website: https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/content/contemporary-voices-bmic.

The score indicates that the text is from Matthew 6:9-13; however, the Matthew text does not include the last sentence below or the "Amen."  Below is the text used in this setting by Jackson, translated by Miles Coverdale (1487-1569): Oure father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name. Let they kingdom come. Thy will be fulfilled, as well in erth, as it is in heuen. Geue vs this daye oure dayly bred. And forgeue vs oure dettes, as we forgeue oure detters. And leade vs not into temptation: but delyuer vs from euyll. For thyne is the kyngdom and the power, and the glorye for euer. Amen.