Drop, Drop Slow Tears - Gibbons arr. Forshaw - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

Christian Forshaw's heavenly arrangement of Orlando Gibbons' much-loved choral staple was originally written to include a soprano saxophone descant, but here includes the top line sung by a soprano soloist. We hope you love it as much as we love singing it.

This recording was filmed live at St Mary's Church, Ealing in March 2024.
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Drop, drop, slow tears,
And bathe those beauteous feet
Which brought from Heaven
The news and Prince of Peace.

Cease not, wet eyes,
His mercy to entreat;
To cry for vengeance
Sin doth never cease.

In your deep floods
Drown all my faults and fears;
Nor let His eye
See sin, but through my tears.

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Soloist: Rosanna Wicks
Sopranos: Isabella Gibber, Hannah King, Laura Newey, Áine Smith
Altos: Amy Blythe, Hannah Cooke, Eleanor Minney, Elisabeth Paul, Anna Semple
Tenors: Jeremy Budd, Jack Granby, Hamish MacGregor, Joseph Wicks
Basses: Joseph Edwards, Simon Grant, Jimmy Holliday, Owain Park, Jonathan Pratt
Director: Nigel Short

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