New-York tribune., 1902-06-15

by anthem composed by Sir Frederick
Bridge, organist of Westminster Abbey and d.
rector of music at the coronation. The words.
chosen from Isaiah Xix, here, and for the first
time anthem, far 1 have been able to
discover and 1t would not strain credulity at
all to believe that they were selected with par
tcular reference to recent occurrences in Africa.
ard. possibly. to future acts of clemency- AT
least. Mr. F. G. Edwards has pointed out. 1t
at this part of the service that the General
Pardon was made in former times: hence the
words. that thou mayest say to the prisoners. Go
forth" come with particular point" Here is the
text in full
Kings shall and arise. princes also shall
the Holy one of Israel who hath chosen thee: That
them that are in darkness Show yourselves For
he that hath mercy on them shall lead them even
will make al my mountains way and my my high, high
from far; and. 10, these from the north and from
the west; and these from the land of Sinim
The concluding words are certainly appropriate
in view of the almost universal participation in the
pompous ceremonial. With another flourish OF
trumpets and shouts of God save King EdwardT'
Long live King Edwardt May the King live for
everl' the solemnty Of the Kings coronation will
close, the Archbishop of Canterbury will
go to his chair and the Archbishop of York will
proceed with the coronation of the Queen. For this
music has been composed. and all the pieces
which will be sung will be brief possible
The oTertory anthem will bark back to earlier
centuries and recall one of the greatest names In
English musical history-that of Henry Purcell.
whom we met In our historical promenade at the
coronations of James ii and William and Mary.
toward the close of the seventeenth century The
words of the offertory anthem are: Let my prayer
come up into thy presence as incense. and let the
lifting up of my hands be as an evening sacrifice
These have been adapted to Purcells setting OF
Psalm ill., v 3: Ego cubui ct dormyi, ego ex-
pergefeci me ct dormvi quia Jehova sustentat me-
DR. W. H. Cummings edited the psalm and wrote
out an organ part from the figured bass some years
ago. II existed only in autograph manuscript OF
the composer until printed by Vincent Novello In
1S44 and is supposed 10 have been composed early
in Purcelrs occupancy of the part of Westminster
organst Music worthy to stand with it is that
composed by the late Sir John Stainer-the
'Sanctus" and Gloria" from service in A. and a
SevenfoId Amen which pieces have been provided
with orchestral accompaniments by Sir George u
Martin. DR.. Staner's successor as organist of st.
PauIs Cathedral and director of the music at the
thanksgiving service held the occasion of Queen
Vctora's jubilee in 1897. The Threefold Amen will
be that OF Orlando Gibbons. who was organist OF
Westminster Abbey for two years. beginning In
1623 and died at Canterbury while preparing the
music for the welcome of Henrietta Maria. wife OF
Charles l. The amen is from his anthem
Great King of Gods which was made tor ,He
Kings being in Scotland Though announcement
has not yet been made OF the fact it is a safe
conjecture that Sir Alexander Mackenzie's Cor
onation March" which has already been played IN
pubIic several times will have place among the
pie,es to be played by the band before the arrival
of the royal procession at the door of the Abbey
church otherwise Scotland will be left out or
consideration after a place had been made for
Ireland by the substitution OF Professor stanford
for Henry Smart Il T. n