Thou art the way, the truth, the life (Charles Villiers Stanford)

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• (Posted 2016-11-23)  CPDL #41837:   

Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2016-11-13).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 594 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Thou art the way, the truth, the life
Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford
Lyricist: George Washington Doane

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB or unison

Genre: Sacred, Hymn

Language: English
Instruments: Organ

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Description: Varied harmonies for the hymn tune "St James"

External websites: Scanned from the original edition: "Varied Harmonies for Organ Accompaniment (and voices ad libitum) of Certain Tunes in Hymns Ancient And Modern". (William Clowes and Sons Limited, London, n.d. [c.1912])

Original text and translations

English text

Thou art the Way, by thee alone
from sin and death we flee;
and he who would the Father seek,
must seek him, Lord, by thee.

Thou art the Truth, thy word alone
true wisdom can impart;
thou only canst inform the mind
and purify the heart.

Thou art the Life; the rending tomb
proclaims thy conquering arm;
and those who put their trust in thee
nor death nor hell shall harm.

Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life:
grant us that way to know,
that truth to keep, that life to win,
whose joys eternal flow.