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"E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come" is a 1953 motet composed by Paul Manz with lyrics adapted by Ruth Manz. The piece is adapted from text found in the Book of Revelation. It is known as Paul Manz's most notable composition and has been frequently performed by numerous ensembles and choral groups such as the King's College Choir, who are thought to have popularized it. ==Composition== Paul and Ruth Manz wrote "E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come" in 1953 during a time when their three-year-old son was critically ill. Reflecting on the time, Ruth Manz reported, "I think we'd reached the point where we felt that time was certainly running out so we committed it to the Lord and said, 'Lord Jesus quickly come'".〔 During this time, she had prepared some text for Paul for a composition based on the Book of Revelation. While at his son's bedside, Paul Manz began drafting the composition, which later became the current piece.〔 Their son did recover, to which the couple owed to prayer.〔 The motet is written for SATB, and is normally performed at an adagio pace with slight changes in tempo in certain phrases of the piece. The text of the piece comes from a number of verses in the Book of Revelation, much of which is drawn from chapter 22. For instance, the line is taken from :〔 Over one million copies of the composition have been sold.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mountolivechurch.org/musicarts.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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