Yves Saelens sings ‘O God ! We are all weak, sinful, foolish men’, the tenor-solo in 'His Journeys to Palestine', the 4th part in Britten’s’ Saint Nicolas Cantata, in a concert performance of this opus, in October 2017, in the St.Nicolaaskerk in the city of Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. The Flanders Boys Choir, Girls Choirs Gynaika & Koritsia, and the Orchestra La Passione were conducted by Dieter Vanhandenhoven.
Benjamin Britten’s - Saint Nicolas
IV. He Journeys to Palestine - The men of the chorus, representing sailors, and Nicolas endure a stormy night aboard ship. Gambling and jeering on deck give way to prayers and cries for help as the waves crash into the ship. Nicolas calls to God for salvation from impending peril. As the skies clear, the sailors sleep and Nicolas gives thanks and weeps.
“O God! We are all weak, sinful, foolish men
We pray from fear and from necessity at death
in sickness or private loss
Without the prick of fear our conscience
sleeps, forgetful of Thy grace
Help us, O God, to see more clearly
Tame our stubborn hearts
Teach us to ask for less and offer more gratitude to Thee
Pity our simplicity
for we are truly pitiable in Thy sight
Amen"
The winds and waves lay down to rest
the sky was clear and calm
The ship sailed onward without harm
and all creation sang a psalm
of loving thankfulness
Beneath the stars the sailors slept
exhausted by their fear, while I
knelt down for love of God on high
and saw his angels in the sky
smile down at me, and wept
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