Morten Lauridsen's I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes was written for Stephen Layton and Polyphony and has been recorded on Lauridsen: Nocturnes (Hyperion CDA 67580). Purchase the sheet music here arranged for mixed vocal chorus.In speaking of Lauridsen in his book Choral Music in the Twentieth Century the author Nick Strimple says of him 'he is the only American composer in history who can be called my…

Lift Thine Eyes is a trio for unaccompanied SSA from Elijah. A piano part is provided for practice purpose only.

Andrea Ramsey Choral Series-I Will lift my eyes to the mountains from where comes my help? These words from Psalm 121 have inspired countless composers and they have been sung by choirs of every kind. Here they are beautifully set for high school women (or men).

John Joubert's I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes for SSAA choir with Piano accompaniment. Commissioned by Rustenburg High School for Girls Cape Town on the occasion of their 75th Anniversary 1969.

I Will Lift Up My Eyes psalm 121

The celebrated and beloved words of Psalm 121 are given a unique treatment by David Angerman and Joseph Martin. Alive with syncopations and set in a light jazz style I Will Lift My Eyes unto the Hills is a fresh approach to theaffirming qualities of this psalm of assurance. Delightful.

Twentieth century musician Ernest Walker was more widely known as a writer on music educator pianist and accompanist than as a composer though his mainly Choral output is respected. Walker eschewed sentimentality or theatrical show in his compositions. His conservative style had room for chromatic harmony as in I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes.

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I Lift Up My Eyes

So clever and satisfying to bring in Parry's “Jerusalem” hymntune along with Holst's “Thaxted” from “The Planets” to carry the majestic text “I Lift Up Mine Eyes” from the Psalms.There is a regal excellence from start to finish. A superb traditional church choir anthem.

These two anthems are examples of Lauridsen's style in embryo as it were for both were written while the composer was just twenty-seven years old. Both anthems evince the contrapuntal mastery that would prove an enduring featureof the composer's technique. The pure and austere lines of “I will lift up mine eyes ” an a cappella setting of Psalm 121 evoke ancient organum and the imita…

Lift Thine Eyes

I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (5 Psalms)

Psalm 121 ('I Lift Up Mine Eyes')