My soul, there is a country for flute quartet or flute choir by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry Flute Choir - Digital Sheet Music

This is an instrumental transcription (transposed) of C.H.H. Parry's glorious anthem based on a poem by Henry VaughanThe original music has a short splitting of the altos near the beginning so I have added the extra note in brackets,in case performers would like to play it on more than four instruments.The pdf file contains score and parts.The sound sample is an electronic preview.The words of the original poem are:My soul, there is a countryFar beyond the stars,Where stands a winged sentryAll skilful in the wars: There, above noise and dangerSweet Peace sits crowned with smilesAnd One, born in a mangerCommands the beauteous files.He is thy gracious friendAnd, O my soul, awake!Did in pure love descendTo die here for thy sake.If thou canst get but thither,There grows the flow'r of Peace,The Rose that cannot wither,Thy fortress and thy ease.Leave then thy foolish ranges,For none can thee secureBut One who never changes,Thy God, thy life, thy cure.