for SATB (or SSAATTBB) choir, organ (or organ and brass) This anthem can be performed with two choirs, antiphonally placed. Words are adapted from Isaiah 42 and Psalm 104 making this piece particularly suitable for baptisms. The brass parts (2 tpt, tbn, bass trombone) are available on hire.
“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
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... 2:7 and the last words, “in You i am well pleased,” as an allusion to isaiah 42:1 (“Behold, my servant, whom i uphold; my chosen in whom my soul delighteth”). The messianic Servant is described as the one in whom “my soul delights.
C. Why have there been in the last decade many discussions held between Christians and Muslims about their beliefs?
Behold my servant whom I uphold . . . Earliertoday we said in praiseofSaint Francis that he was perfect and holy. He is commended in the text we began with for the root, loftiness, and radiance of his perfect holiness.
It is at this point that the Servant of Yahweh is now introduced: Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom I delight; I have put my spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations (42: ).
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.