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The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140, Op. 37, is a sacred work by Gustav Holst scored for two choruses, semi-chorus, and full orchestra. It was written in 1917–1919 and first performed in 1920. One of his most popular and highly acclaimed compositions, it is divided into two sections. The Prelude presents the plainsong Pange lingua and Vexilla regis (both to texts by Venantius Fortunatus) first instrumentally and then chorally; the second section, the Hymn, is a setting of his own translation of the Hymn of Jesus from the Apocryphal Acts of St John.

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  • The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140, Op. 37, is a sacred work by Gustav Holst scored for two choruses, semi-chorus, and full orchestra. It was written in 1917–1919 and first performed in 1920. One of his most popular and highly acclaimed compositions, it is divided into two sections. The Prelude presents the plainsong Pange lingua and Vexilla regis (both to texts by Venantius Fortunatus) first instrumentally and then chorally; the second section, the Hymn, is a setting of his own translation of the Hymn of Jesus from the Apocryphal Acts of St John. (en)
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  • The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140, Op. 37, is a sacred work by Gustav Holst scored for two choruses, semi-chorus, and full orchestra. It was written in 1917–1919 and first performed in 1920. One of his most popular and highly acclaimed compositions, it is divided into two sections. The Prelude presents the plainsong Pange lingua and Vexilla regis (both to texts by Venantius Fortunatus) first instrumentally and then chorally; the second section, the Hymn, is a setting of his own translation of the Hymn of Jesus from the Apocryphal Acts of St John. (en)
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