How fair are your tents, O Jacob
  • mrcoppermrcopper
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    In putting together the skeins of loose ends with Moses at the Jordan River, I made a demo recording of a chorale that might find a place in the right service. The whole is short, about 1 1/2 minutes. SATB, a cappella, intonation markings included. It suits the tonal movement of the oratorio to be in F#, but could easily be used in F. Easy rhythm; medium in range (G# for soprano, F# for tenor, otherwise narrow ranges); perhaps challenging in reading the key and occasional accidentals and a soprano skip of a diminished octave.

    My recollection was that I used the King James version when putting together the text, in this case Numbers 24:5-6, but when I rechecked the text is different there ... the text as set, with repetitions:

    :"How fair are your tents, O Jacob, O Jacob,
    How fair are your tents, O Jacob.
    Your encampments, O Israel.

    Like valleys that stretch,
    Like valleys that stretch afar,
    Like gardens beside the river.

    How fair are your tents, O Jacob, O Jacob,
    How fair are your tents, O Jacob. "

    https://soundcloud.com/williamcopper/moses-at-the-jordan-river-11