L'Ascension

A 4 part suite of Christs Ascension into Heaven

Majeste du Christ demandant sa Gloire a son pere
The exaltation of Christ, begun on the cross and continued through the Resurrection, is not complete until the day of His Ascension. This Glory, which Christ prays for in his priestly prayer at the end of his speech at the Last Supper, has already been obtained, through the union of humanity and deity in the unique person of Christ

Alleluias sereins d'une ame qui desire le ciel
To dwell in heaven in spirit, that is the appropriate prayer of this festival. Contemplative style. Refrain-Couplets form. The couplets blend the supple swirls of neume like passages, as in plain song, with embellishments of a pastoral character. Each presentation of the refrain is a new variation

Transports de joie d'une ame devant la Gloire du Christ qui est la sienne
The Resurrection and the Ascension of Christ are the prelude to our entry into heaven. This fills us with joy. Joy which expresses itself in a new Alleluia, less inward, more exuberant than the preceding piece... and it joins all the brilliances of the full organ.

Priere du Christ montant vers son pere
It is in the cenacle, and in advance, that Christ pronounced these words "And now, O Father, I have manifested thy name unto men... and now I am no more in the world, and I come to thee" thus abolishing the idea of time and place. They were said again at the same moment of the Ascension, and summarize all the solemnity of this departure from earth for an elevation which infinitely exceeds the celestial orders.