Today is the Feast of the Ascension, or Ascension Sunday. While J.S. Bach wrote several cantatas to commemorate this day, one of our favourite ascension pieces is God is Gone Up, by 20th century British composer Gerald Finzi. It's grand, celebratory and sparkling- everything one would imagine an ascension to heaven might be.
Sing Praise, sing Praise, sing Praise, sing Praises out, unto our King sing praise seraphicwise!
Lift up your Heads, ye lasting Doors, they sing, and let the King of Glory enter in.
Methinks I see Heaven's sparkling courtiers fly, in flakes of Glory down him to attend,
And hear Heart-cramping notes of Melody surround his Chariot as it did ascend;
Mixing their Music, making ev'ry string, more to enravish as they this tune sing.
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