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Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice! - Toivo Tulev (b. 1958)
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble
Dr. Donald Nally, Conductor

December 3, 2013
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at Northwestern University

Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Rejoice!

The Sun.... the Sun is but a little spark of His infinite love....

The Sea.... the Sea is but one drop of His goodness...
Rejoice!

But what flames... what flames of love ought that spark
[to kindle your soul.
/You never enjoy the world aright, till the Sea itself
[floweth in your veins.

Rejoice!

...what seas of affection ought to flow for that drop in
[your bosom.
/till you are clothed with the heavens...

The heavens are the canopy and the earth is the footstool
[of your throne: Rejoice!
/till you are clothed with the heavens, and crowned
[with the stars...

....who reign in communion with God. Rejoice!
[Till you can sing and rejoice and delight in God...
you never enjoy...

Till you remember how lately you were made, and how
wonderful it was when you came to it: Rejoice!
and more rejoice in the palace of your glory, than if it
had been made but today morning.

Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Rejoice!

Text: Centuries of Meditations, Thomas Traherne (c. 1636-1674), excerpted by the composer and composed to honor Queen Elizabeth II's state visit to Estonia