No gift that lifts the spirit is such a gift as this: for music, God be praised! there is no other art so close to heaven's heart: for music, God be praised! Transcendent and resplendent or simple as a song, for music, God be praised! For heartbeats in accord, for harmonies full-scored for music, God be praised! For pulses of the senses in every mood and mode, for music, God be praised! for rhythms to excite, for passions' deep delight for music, God be praised! How glorious the chorus who sing as with one voice: "For music, God be praised!" At God's sublime commands creation claps her hands: for music, God be praised!