Cappella Caeciliana, conductor Matthew Quinn, perform "My Soul, there is a country", by Hubert Parry

Cappella Caeciliana, conducted by its Musical Director Matthew Quinn, perform "My soul, there is a country", from "Songs of Farewell" by Hubert Parry. This live performance was recorded in Titanic Belfast on 16th June 2024, as part of a concert "Some Distant Shore".

Video recording - Neo Digital Media and Patrick Forte
Video production - Neo Digital Media
Sound recording - Patrick Forte


Text (Henry Vaughan):

My soul, there is a country
Far beyond the stars,
Where stands a wingèd sentry
All skilful in the wars:

There, above noise and danger,
Sweet Peace sits crown'd with smiles,
And One born in a manger
Commands the beauteous files.

He is thy gracious Friend,
And - O my soul, awake! -
Did in pure love descend
To die here for thy sake.

If thou canst get but thither,
There grows the flower of Peace,
The Rose that cannot wither,
Thy fortress, and thy ease.

Leave then thy foolish ranges;
For none can thee secure
But One who never changes -
Thy God, thy life, thy cure.