Believe in life - John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

‘Believe in life’
From the album ‘The Gift of Life’ A celebration of the living earth, of creation, and of life itself

Composer John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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LYRICS:
Believe in Life
Believe in life as a stream ever flowing;
Believe in life as a tree ever growing:
The tree of life, with its branches high in the sky
and its roots so deep in the earth.

Believe in hope as a flame ever burning;
Believe in hope, like the springtime returning;
Believe in hope, lift your eyes up unto the hills,
whence comes our help from the Lord,
the Lord who made the heaven and earth.

Every step that you take could start a journey,
All the strangers you meet could turn to friends.
If you open your eyes new worlds will arise
if you just believe in your life,
believe in your hopes, believe in your dreams.

The stream rolls onward; all things must pass.
Our earthly days are short, all flesh as grass,
But through all ages long since time began,
There stands the tree of life, God’s sign to man.

The tree of life my soul hath seen,
Laden with fruit, and always green;
The trees of nature fruitless be
Compared with Christ the apple tree. Amen.

(from the collection of Joshua Smith, New Hampshire, 1784)

The Gift of Life
A six-movement choral celebration of the living earth, of creation, and of life itself, offering a kaleidoscope of moods from contemplative and prayerful to majestic and inspirational.
Seven more recordings of recent sacred choral works complete the disc.

John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.


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