Though I speak with the tongues of men (Edward Bairstow)

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• CPDL #23523:  [ ] [ ] [ Sibelius 4]

Editor: John K. Patterson (submitted 2011-05-10).   Score information: Letter, 9 pages, 98 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Though I speak with the tongues of men
Composer: Edward Bairstow
Source of text: 1 Corinthians 13

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Organ
Published: 1934

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English text

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity,
I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though And though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail:

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:
Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope and charity, but the greatest of these is charity.