descant orig. deschaunt — OF. deschant (mod. déchant) — medL. discantus part-song, refrain f. L. dis- asunder, apart + cantus song; The present form is due to partial assim. to L.

Coe Fen

 

The text "How shall I sing that majesty" is taken from a 1683 volume of poems by John Mason (1646-1694), one of the earliest hymn writers of the Church of England. The text appeared in this form with the English Hymnal (1906) and draws on a comparison between the feeble praise offered on earth compared to that offered by those in the presence of God. The tune was written by school teacher Ken Naylor (1931-1991) and named for a grazing meadow on the River Cam, near his school in Cambridge, England.

Descant composed for friend and colleague, Organist and Choirmaster, Samuel Carabetta and the Choir of St John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish, Washington, DC.

 

 

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