Lyrics Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 - Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues - Peter Barley, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 - Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues

Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues;
Give the glory to the Lord
And the Lamb
Nations, and languages
And every Creature
In which is the breath of Life
Let man and beast appear before him
And magnify his name together
Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter
Bind a leopard to the altar
And consecrate his spear to the Lord
Let Ishmail dedicate a tyger
And give praise for the liberty
In which the Lord has let him at large
Let Balaam appear with an ass
And bless the Lord his people
And his creatures for a reward eternal
Let Daniel come forth with a lion
And praise God with all his might
Through faith in Christ Jesus
Let Ithamar minister with a chamois
And bless the name of Him
That cloatheth the naked
Let Jakim with the satyr
Bless God in the dance
Dance, dance, dance
Let David bless with the bear
The beginning of victory to the Lord
To the Lord the perfection of excellence
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah for the heart of God
And from the hand of the artist inimitable
And from the echo of the heavenly harp
In sweetness magnifical and mighty
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah