Rounding out the Easter songs in CWB II is this song associated with Lutheran worship, which according to CWB II has no author – they just say based on Rev 5. Other sources say it is a translation by John W Arthur of a Latin original called Dignus et Agnes and the copyright belongs to the Lutheran Church in America. You can find the stirring text here.
Its wonderful tune FESTIVAL CANTICLE, is by the late Richard Hillert and is copyright to him through OCP although the Lutheran Church of America claim copyright on their harmonisation. Then again Lutherans do sing better than Catholics so we give them some leeway.
OCP sell the sheet music here under the name “Worthy is Christ” and they certainly know who wrote it so there may be a potential copyright breach here. One Licence gives this number #07113 .
I had to redo my backing of the tune, because although it is used for another hymn I have already blogged it was a different arrangement.
Some Lutherans belting it out:
Some Catholics surprisingly doing just as well: