Rejoice in the Lamb, Festival Cantata, Op. 30: For the instruments are by their rhimes - Бенджамин Бриттен

For the instruments are by their rhimes

For the shawm rhimes are lawn fawn and the like

For the shawm rhimes are moon boon and the like

For the harp rhimes are sing ring and the like

For the harp rhimes are ring string and the like

For the cymbal rhimes are bell well and the like

For the cymbal rhimes are toll soul and the like

For the flute rhimes are tooth youth and the like

For the flute rhimes are suit mute and the like

For the bassoon rhimes are pass class and the like

For the dulcimer rhimes are grace place and the like

For the clarinet rhimes are clean seen and the like

For the trumpet rhimes are sound bound and the like

For the trumpet of God is a blessed intelligence

And so are all the instruments in Heav’n

For God the Father Almighty plays upon the harp

Of stupendous magnitude and melody

For at that time malignity ceases

And the devils themselves are at peace

For this time is perceptible to man

By a remarkable stillness and serenity of soul